Integrated Assessment of Urban Overheating Impacts on Human Life [PDF]
Earth's Future, 2021 AbstractUrban overheating, driven by global climate change and urban development, is a major contemporary challenge that substantially impacts urban livability and sustainability. Overheating represents a multifaceted threat to the well‐being, performance, and health of individuals as well as the energy efficiency and economy of cities, and it is ...
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Introducing Urban Overheating—Progress on Mitigation Science and Engineering Applications [PDF]
Climate, 2019 Buildings and construction is the most important economic sector in the world after agriculture [...]
Michele Zinzi, Matheos Santamouris
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Park cool island modifications to assess radiative cooling of a tropical urban park [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMany cities experience urban overheating from climate change and the urban heat island phenomenon. Previous studies demonstrate that parks are a potential nature-based solution to mitigate urban overheating through the ‘Park Cool Island’ (PCI) effect ...
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A self-regulated photothermal anti-/deicing film for all-season applications [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsIce accumulation poses a significant threat to aviation safety and energy infrastructure. Photothermal superhydrophobic surfaces offer a promising anti-/deicing strategy; however, their excessive heat absorption in summer accelerates material degradation
Jiayu Du +9 more
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Leftover Spaces for the Mitigation of Urban Overheating in Municipal Beirut [PDF]
Climate, 2018 The Urban Heat Island phenomenon and urban overheating are serious consequences of urbanization resulting in impacts on thermal comfort levels, heat stress and even mortality. This paper builds on previous findings on the topic of non-constructible parcels, small vacant or built spaces in Municipal Beirut, some of which belong to the municipality while
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Evaluating the potential of persistent luminescence in counteracting urban overheating [PDF]
Journal of Physics: Conference SeriesAbstract In recent years, the use of numerical simulations to model real atmospheric conditions over cities has become increasingly popular. One of the primary objectives of these models is to assess the efficacy of various strategies for mitigating the Urban Heat Island (UHI) phenomenon.
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Phosphorescent-based pavements for counteracting urban overheating – A proof of concept
Solar Energy, 2020 Abstract The built environment is particularly sensitive to elevated temperatures across urban areas. Furthermore, engineered materials usually amplify surface overheating, exacerbating urban heat island and cooling energy needs. In the last decades, the scientific community introduced a new class of materials, i.e.
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Spatiotemporal variation in urban overheating magnitude and its association with synoptic air-masses in a coastal city. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2021 Khan HS +5 more
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The Escalating Threat of Heatwaves in Central Asia: Climate Change Impacts and Public Health Risks [PDF]
Global ChallengesExtreme temperature events, particularly heatwaves, are intensifying due to climate change and urbanization, posing major public health challenges in Central Asia (CA), where research is limited. Despite the rising frequency and severity of heat extremes,
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Thermal Respite for Pedestrians in Overheated Urban Environments
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2022 Yichen Yu, Richard de Dear
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