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How vegetation mitigates urban overheating

, 2023
This work focuses on the role of vegetation in the city from a thermal point of view, aiming to understand how plants can moderate urban overheating. First, the main experimental studies and models describing the effects of vegetation on urban heat island mitigation are reviewed. We then focus on two physical phenomena that emerge from the literature -
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Assessing the Overheating Risk of Buildings

The book presents the current state of the art for assessing the overheating risk of buildings. This includes the main effects and correlations related to site climate (including meso- and microclimate), comfort assessment, building-occupant interaction,

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Can planning fight the urban overheating and should we tackle the "the urban heat island" per se ?

, 2022
International audienceExtreme temperatures in the built environment receive more audible cues every year as a result of the combined effects of local urban driven heats and climate change (urban overheating).
Kohler, Manon
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Urban heat typologies: impact of heatwaves on urban built environment and heat stress risk to the elderly in Darmstadt, Germany

City and Environment Interactions
Climate change has made heatwaves common during German summers. The phenomenon of urban heat islands (UHIs) only worsens the adverse effects of heatwaves, especially for the elderly, defined as population aged 65+ for this study.
Avikal Somvanshi, Joachim Schulze, Shahrzad Talebsafa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the Impact of Urbanization on Grasshopper Behaviour—A Fieldwork Approach

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Urbanization is one of the most significant land‐use changes globally, profoundly impacting biodiversity across taxa. Insects, including grasshoppers (Orthoptera), are particularly sensitive to urban pressures, often exhibiting both morphological and behavioural adaptations.
Paula Christoph, Sascha Buchholz, Nadja Pernat   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A climate‐sensitive tropical urbanism under extreme heat†

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, EarlyView.
Tropical urban dwellers face twin climate challenges that impinge on their quality of life: climate overheating and the urban heat island (UHI). The latter superimposed on the former to lead to high levels of thermal discomfort, carbon and energy consequences.
Rohinton Emmanuel
wiley   +1 more source

Biometeorological Conditions During Heat Events in Polish Cities in Summer Months from 2020 to 2024

Atmosphere
This study analyzes biometeorological conditions during summer heat events in 11 cities located in different regions of Poland in the summer months from 2020 to 2024.
Małgorzata Owczarek, Agnieszka Krzyżewska   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a Metrological Framework Based on Irradiance and Ventilation for the Characterization and Correction of Low-Cost Radiation Shield Errors

Metrology
Low-cost air temperature and relative humidity sensors are increasingly deployed in dense urban monitoring networks for the characterization of urban heat islands and heat exposure. However, measurement accuracy strongly depends on the performance of the
Alexandre Lefevre, Bruno Malet-Damour, Garry Rivière   +2 more
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Public Understanding of Water‐Sensitive Urban Design and Implications for Land Use Planning: Insights From Aotearoa New Zealand

Water and Environment Journal, EarlyView.
Conventional urban drainage systems are frequently found to contribute to degradation of urban watercourses. The implementation of Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) and associated nature‐based infrastructure is considered one potential solution to mitigate stormwater‐induced degradation.
Angelina da Silva Coelho, Silvia Serrao‐Neumann, Jason Kurz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dwelling overheating in risk in cool climates: Assessing the risk in the context of retrofit and climate change in Ireland

Indoor Environments
In the context of large-scale retrofit and the predicted impacts of climate change, overheating risk in dwellings in cool climates is an increasing cause for concern.
M. Mulville, S. Harrington, C. Li, K. Raushan, E. Essien-Thompson, C. Ahern   +5 more
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