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The Effect of Urban Form on Urban Microclimate

, 2014
Urban heat islands aggravated by accelerating climate change present significant threats to human health and economic productivity, increasing energy consumption to maintain human comfort and thus the ecological footprint of cities and their inhabitants.
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Planting for healthy air: Urban biodiversity enhances natural chemical environments

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Cities urgently need nature to improve public health, support biodiversity, and increase resilience to climate change. Yet not all green spaces offer the same benefits. In this study, we show that more diverse urban plantings create richer “chemical environments”; subtle, naturally scented atmospheres formed by plant emissions that can influence how ...
Aurora Ruggeri, Fethi Ben Fraj, Gaetan Glauser, Gregory Röder, Ola Söderström, Sergio Rasmann   +5 more
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Remote sensing based assessment of urban microclimate extremes for advancing sustainable urban planning

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
Urban microclimate are localized climatic conditions within urban areas that are shaped by the buildings, population density, land cover, and vegetation, and that differ significantly from surrounding rural contexts.
Bewketu Mamaru Mengiste, Yitayal Addis Alemayehu, Gebrie Tsegaye Mersha, Adnan Sirage Ali   +3 more
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Peri‐urban agroforestry for climate mitigation in West Africa: Structural diversity and functional traits as key drivers of carbon storage

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Peri‐urban areas in West Africa are expanding rapidly, often with limited planning and growing exposure to climate risks. Our study shows that agroforestry systems in these landscapes, especially diverse home gardens, can store substantial amounts of carbon when they include structurally complex stands and species with traits that favor biomass ...
Sèdoami Flora Dogbo, Kolawolé Valère Salako, Sylvanus Mensah, Gafarou Agoundé, Kangbéni Dimobe, Achille Ephrem Assogbadjo, Jens Gebauer, Constant Yves Adou Yao, Romain Glèlè Kakaï   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microclimate Variation of Urban Heat in a Small Community

Procedia Environmental Sciences, 2016
AbstractUrbanization is known to disrupt the surface energy balance of an urban area. The phenomenon of higher temperatures and thermal discomforts within a local urban setting is broadly known as the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. This research employed roadside temperature measurements to examine microclimate UHI variation in Mongkok, a small urban ...
Hart, M, Wong, PYP, Lai, PC
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Large‐scale characterization of horizontal forest structure from remote sensing optical images

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Sub‐meter resolution remote sensing data and tree crown segmentation techniques hold promise in offering detailed information that can support the characterization of forest structure from a horizontal perspective, offering new insights in the tree crown structure at scale.
Xin Xu, Martin Brandt, Xiaowei Tong, Maurice Mugabowindekwe, Yuemin Yue, Sizhuo Li, Qiue Xu, Siyu Liu, Florian Reiner, Kelin Wang, Zhengchao Chen, Yongqing Bai, Rasmus Fensholt   +12 more
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Engrained experience—a comparison of microclimate perception schemata and microclimate measurements in Dutch urban squares [PDF]

International Journal of Biometeorology, 2009
Acceptance of public spaces is often guided by perceptual schemata. Such schemata also seem to play a role in thermal comfort and microclimate experience. For climate-responsive design with a focus on thermal comfort it is important to acquire knowledge about these schemata.
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Effect of the Rural and Urban Microclimate on Mosquito Richness and Abundance in Yucatan State, Mexico. [PDF]

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis, 2022
Flores Ruiz S, Cabrera Romo S, Castillo Vera A, Dor A.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A study on the coupled effects of climate and built environment elements at urban block scale——A case study of Fengtai district in Beijing

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
In recent years, rapid city development has significantly impacted the microclimate environments in urban blocks. Many studies have shown that varied built-up environmental factors lead to corresponding degrees of influence on microclimate.
Qi Zhang, Wenwen Gao, Xin Yang
doaj   +1 more source

Isolation, Insularity and Resilience: A Review of the Geophysical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities of Gran Canaria and Lesvos Islands for Policy Interventions to Global Change

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho, Mazen Marouani, Takwa Boughanmi   +2 more
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