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 …
[HTML][HTML] Nature-based solutions (nbss) to mitigate urban heat island (UHI) effects in Canadian cities
Canada is warming at double the rate of the global average caused in part to a fast-growing
population and large land transformations, where urban surfaces contribute significantly to …
population and large land transformations, where urban surfaces contribute significantly to …
Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
In all cities and urban areas, the risk faced by people and assets from hazards associated
with climate change has increased (high confidence1). Urban areas are now home to 4.2 …
with climate change has increased (high confidence1). Urban areas are now home to 4.2 …
Carbon dioxide reduction from green roofs: A comprehensive review of processes, factors, and quantitative methods
Green roofs can mitigate climate change through various mechanisms, including carbon
sequestration, thermal process regulation, and building energy savings. While those …
sequestration, thermal process regulation, and building energy savings. While those …
[HTML][HTML] Basic principles, most common computational tools, and capabilities for building energy and urban microclimate simulations
GM Stavrakakis, DA Katsaprakakis, M Damasiotis - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper presents basic principles of built-environment physics' modelling, and it reviews
common computational tools and capabilities in a scope of practical design approaches for …
common computational tools and capabilities in a scope of practical design approaches for …
Urban morphology parameterization for assessing the effects of housing blocks layouts on air temperature in the Euro-Mediterranean context
Urban environment characteristics directly affect local microclimate and, in turn, changes in
local microclimate affect the urban environmental conditions, often resulting in negative …
local microclimate affect the urban environmental conditions, often resulting in negative …
[HTML][HTML] Investigation on potential and limitations of ERA5 Reanalysis downscaled on Italy by a convection-permitting model
This study presents a comprehensive assessment of a dynamical downscaling of ERA5
Reanalysis recently performed over Italy through the COSMO-CLM model at a convection …
Reanalysis recently performed over Italy through the COSMO-CLM model at a convection …
[HTML][HTML] Climate change projections for sustainable and healthy cities
The ambition to develop sustainable and healthy cities requires city-specific policy and
practice founded on a multidisciplinary evidence base, including projections of human …
practice founded on a multidisciplinary evidence base, including projections of human …
[HTML][HTML] A comparison between one-step and two-step nesting strategy in the dynamical downscaling of regional climate model COSMO-CLM at 2.2 km driven by …
Recently, the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF) has
released a new generation of reanalysis, acknowledged as ERA5, representing at the …
released a new generation of reanalysis, acknowledged as ERA5, representing at the …
[HTML][HTML] Analysis of Supply–Demand Relationship of Cooling Capacity of Blue–Green Landscape under the Direction of Mitigating Urban Heat Island
S Guan, S Liu, X Zhang, X Du, Z Lv, H Hu - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Urban blue–green landscapes (UBGLs) have an important impact on the mitigation of UHIs.
Clarifying the supply/demand relationship of the UBGLs' cooling effect can serve as an …
Clarifying the supply/demand relationship of the UBGLs' cooling effect can serve as an …