[HTML][HTML] A review of studies assessing ecosystem services provided by urban green and blue infrastructure

CJ Veerkamp, AM Schipper, K Hedlund, T Lazarova… - Ecosystem Services, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban green and blue infrastructure (GBI) and associated ecosystem services (ES) are
increasingly recognized for their potential to address urban sustainability challenges. This …

A review of multi-scale modelling, assessment, and improvement methods of the urban thermal and wind environment

S Du, X Zhang, X Jin, X Zhou, X Shi - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The urban thermal and wind environment (UTWE) has become a major concern in urban
planning design. Consideration of the UTWE involves steps of modelling, assessment, and …

Exploring the spatial heterogeneity of urban heat island effect and its relationship to block morphology with the geographically weighted regression model

Y Gao, J Zhao, L Han - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
An increasing number of studies in recent years have investigated the relationship between
urban morphology and the urban heat island (UHI) effect in the context of global climate …

Influences of urban spatial form on urban heat island effects at the community level in China

A Guo, J Yang, X Xiao, J Xia, C Jin, X Li - Sustainable cities and society, 2020 - Elsevier
Owing to increasing population densities and impervious surface areas, heat island effects
increasingly dominate urban environments and hinder sustainable development. The urban …

Local climate zone ventilation and urban land surface temperatures: Towards a performance-based and wind-sensitive planning proposal in megacities

J Yang, S Jin, X Xiao, C Jin, JC Xia, X Li… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

Impact of urban morphology and landscape characteristics on spatiotemporal heterogeneity of land surface temperature

A Guo, J Yang, W Sun, X Xiao, JX Cecilia, C Jin… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban microclimates have undergone extreme changes against the current backdrop of
global warming and rapid urbanization. Although several studies on the spatiotemporal …

How 2D and 3D built environments impact urban surface temperature under extreme heat: A study in Chengdu, China

P Luo, B Yu, P Li, P Liang, Y Liang, L Yang - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Optimizing the built environment helps alleviate the adverse impact of extreme heat on
public health and sustainable urban development. To this end, this study measured the daily …

Identifying urban vitality in metropolitan areas of developing countries from a comparative perspective: Ho Chi Minh City versus Shanghai

W Yue, Y Chen, PTM Thy, P Fan, Y Liu… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban vitality is widely recognized as an authentic philosophy that reflects chaotic
urbanization and orthodox planning in the developed world. However, comparative studies …

Measuring the efficiency and driving factors of urban land use based on the DEA method and the PLS-SEM model—A case study of 35 large and medium-sized cities …

X Zhu, P Zhang, Y Wei, Y Li, H Zhao - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2019 - Elsevier
Using 35 large and medium-sized cities data during 2007–2015, this study aims to measure
the efficiency of urban land use in different typical cities and estimate the effects of key …

Positivity and difference of influence of built environment around urban park on building energy consumption

P Wang, Y Yang, C Ji, L Huang - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Built environment can improve thermal comfort and reduce building energy consumption.
Among these, urban parks are considered as a major strategy for reducing building energy …