Mapping local climate zones and their applications in European urban environments: A systematic literature review and future development trends

M Lehnert, S Savić, D Milošević, J Dunjić… - … International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the light of climate change and burgeoning urbanization, heat loads in urban areas have
emerged as serious issues, affecting the well-being of the population and the environment …

[HTML][HTML] Urban Heat Island intensity and buildings' energy needs in Duran, Ecuador: Simulation studies and proposal of mitigation strategies

J Litardo, M Palme, M Borbor-Córdova, R Caiza… - Sustainable cities and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Urban Heat Island (UHI) is a phenomenon that is affecting cities across the world. In
tropical climates, an increased UHI intensity can cause a significant rise in heat stress …

A new method for evaluating the synergistic effect of urban water body and vegetation in the summer outdoor thermal environment

F Fei, L Wang, Y Wang, W Yao, H Fukuda… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the context of climate change, urban blue-green infrastructure (UBGI), consisting of water
and vegetation, has received extensive attention for urban microclimate improvement …

[HTML][HTML] Urban microclimate impacts on residential building energy demand in Auckland, New Zealand: A climate change perspective

Z Jalali, AY Shamseldin, A Ghaffarianhoseini - Urban Climate, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban development affects the urban microclimate (UMC) and, consequently, buildings'
energy consumption patterns. Considering the urban heat island (UHI) effect in the energy …

Applying urban climate model in prediction mode—evaluation of MUKLIMO_3 model performance for Austrian cities based on the summer period of 2019

B Hollósi, M Žuvela-Aloise, S Oswald, A Kainz… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2021 - Springer
Extreme heat events are natural hazards affecting many regions of the world. This study
uses an example of the six largest cities in Austria to demonstrate the potential of urban …

Influence of greenery configuration on summer thermal environment of outdoor recreational space in elderly care centers

F Fei, Y Wang, L Wang, H Fukuda, W Yao - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Greenery can improve the outdoor thermal environment in elderly care centers during heat
wave in summer. However, it lacks quantitative results and rules. This study investigated the …

Tuning urban microclimate: A morpho-patch approach for multi-scale building group energy simulation

R Ma, T Wang, Y Wang, J Chen - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Building energy simulation is a powerful tool for developing sustainable and low-emission
urban built environments. The conventional simulation model relies on the climate …

A global challenge of accurately predicting building energy consumption under urban heat island effect

M Yang, H Wang, CW Yu… - Indoor and Built …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The urgency of climate change and global warming is recognized in both Paris Agreement 1
and the Glasgow Climate Pact 2 (Glasgow Climate Pact| UNFCCC, 2021). Among them, the …

Improving the local climate zone classification with building height, imperviousness, and machine learning for urban models

KY Fung, ZL Yang, D Niyogi - Computational Urban Science, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The Local Climate Zone (LCZ) classification is already widely used in urban heat
island and other climate studies. The current classification method does not incorporate …

[HTML][HTML] Hectometer scale meteorological numerical simulation: a systematic literature review and future development trends

XJ Ma, M Chen, XY Huang, SG Miao… - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - en.dzkx.org
Since the beginning of the 21st century, with the development of weather and climate
models and supercomputing capabilities, coupled with an increasing demand for refined …