Greenery as a mitigation and adaptation strategy to urban heat
The absence of vegetation in urban areas contributes to the establishment of the urban heat
island, markedly increasing thermal stress for residents, driving morbidity and mortality …
island, markedly increasing thermal stress for residents, driving morbidity and mortality …
Urban green space cooling effect in cities
Urban green spaces are considered an appropriate way to reduce urban heat island effects
and provide comfort to the nearby occupants. In addition to cooling the actual space, urban …
and provide comfort to the nearby occupants. In addition to cooling the actual space, urban …
Investigating the effects of 3D urban morphology on the surface urban heat island effect in urban functional zones by using high-resolution remote sensing data: A …
The Urban heat island (UHI) effect is an increasingly serious problem in urban areas.
Information on the driving forces of intra-urban temperature variation is crucial for …
Information on the driving forces of intra-urban temperature variation is crucial for …
Fine-scale modeling of the urban heat island: A comparison of multiple linear regression and random forest approaches
Characterizing the spatiotemporal variability of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) and its drivers is
a key step in leveraging thermal comfort to create not only healthier cities, but also to …
a key step in leveraging thermal comfort to create not only healthier cities, but also to …
Integrating solutions to adapt cities for climate change
Record climate extremes are reducing urban liveability, compounding inequality, and
threatening infrastructure. Adaptation measures that integrate technological, nature-based …
threatening infrastructure. Adaptation measures that integrate technological, nature-based …
[HTML][HTML] Identification of factors affecting public willingness to pay for heat mitigation and adaptation: Evidence from Guangzhou, China
Urban heat is a critical problem due to global warming and heat island effects. Urban heat
will be further aggravated in the coming decades. It is essential to develop heat action plans …
will be further aggravated in the coming decades. It is essential to develop heat action plans …
Heat health risk assessment in Philippine cities using remotely sensed data and social-ecological indicators
RC Estoque, M Ooba, XT Seposo, T Togawa… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
More than half of the world's population currently live in urban areas and are particularly at
risk from the combined effects of the urban heat island phenomenon and heat increases due …
risk from the combined effects of the urban heat island phenomenon and heat increases due …
Cause-related injustice, process-related injustice, effect-related injustice and regional heat action planning priorities: An empirical study in Yangtze River Delta and …
BJ He - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban heat has affected numerous cities with increasingly severe environmental, social,
economic, and health impacts. It is urgent to develop plans and take actions to beat the heat …
economic, and health impacts. It is urgent to develop plans and take actions to beat the heat …
Urban Heat Island Studies with emphasis on urban pavements: A review
Increase in urban population across the globe has resulted in drastic rise in anthropogenic
activities and urban surface modifications. These contribute to the hike of urban temperature …
activities and urban surface modifications. These contribute to the hike of urban temperature …
The influence of local background climate on the dominant factors and threshold-size of the cooling effect of urban parks
Urban parks can mitigate the urban heat island (UHI) by creating microclimates that lower in
temperature than their surroundings, which are known as park cooling effect (PCE). The …
temperature than their surroundings, which are known as park cooling effect (PCE). The …