Urban environments lie at the confluence of social, cultural, and economic activities and
have unique biophysical characteristics due to continued infrastructure development that …

Urbanization leads to an increase in urban heat islands (UHIs), which is a cause for concern
because they endanger the ecological environment and human health. Scenario …

Performance-based planning (PBP) is designed to determine city planning standards based
on local activity characteristics; however, there have been few practical applications of this …

The sea is considered an important factor for ameliorating urban heat island effects in
coastal cities, especially during heatwaves. Nevertheless, the mechanisms for urban form …

Short-term extreme rainfall events (EREs) often produce urban flooding and result in the loss
of life and property. In this study, three high spatial-temporal resolution precipitation products …

Extreme heat aggravates thermal stress and electricity shortage in urban areas. This study
investigates the (circulating) winds in Hong Kong during a heatwave. Unprecedentedly, the …

Rural-to-urban transformation (RUT) is the process of turning a rural or natural land surface
into an urban one, which brings about important modifications in the surface, causing well …

This study used the latest Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model coupled with
multilayer urban canopy models to investigate contrasting effects from urbanization and lake …

In this study, the Weather Research and Forecasting/Community Multiscale Air Quality (WRF-
CMAQ) model was used to investigate the interaction of urban land-surface forcing with local …

While large wind farms can currently reduce global energy consumption to a certain extent,
meeting electricity demand and addressing global climate change remain formidable issues …