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A Review of Urban Microclimate Research Based on CiteSpace and VOSviewer Analysis [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022

exaly   +2 more sources

Urban forestry and microclimate

2017
This chapter presents knowledge concerning the effects of urban trees and forests on urban microclimate variables and human thermal comfort. Benefits of urban vegetation are evidenced by the growing interest on urban tree planting as an energy use control during summer. The chapter is divided into three sections. The first is dedicated to the effect of
Orlandini, Simone   +4 more
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Urban Microclimates and Simulation

2013
This chapter examines the workings of urban microclimates and looks at the associated causes and effects of the urban heat island (UHI). It also clarifies the relationship between urban form and the key climatic parameters (sun, daylight, wind, and temperature). A particular section is devoted to the concepts of UHI intensity and sky view factor (SVF);
Runming Yao, Koen Steemers
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