Urban open space provides various benefits to citizens, but the thermal environment of this
space is impacted by global warming and urban heat islands. A growing number of studies …

Increased urban air temperatures due to urbanization affect the buildings' energy
performance and the outdoor thermal comfort. Aiming on the establishment of adaption …

In urban literature, outdoor thermal comfort in hot climates is affected by different aspects,
such as the size of the built environment and the variety of ground surface materials …

Previous research has shown that most of the green roof benefits are related to the cooling
effect. In the literature available, however, it is still not clear how and how much the …

Abstract The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect represents a threat to the well-being of cities.
Cities must adapt to this phenomenon, prioritizing the improvement of outdoor environment …

Creating thermally comfortable urban green space is beneficial to city vitality. When
designing and building a green space, the layout of trees will influence its microclimate. This …

Climatological data show that the frequency of Heat Waves (HWs) has increased since the
1950s and that it will continue to increase. These phenomena exasperate the urban heat …

Scientific research on Urban heat islands (UHI) and urban. overheating has set new
challenges for societies regarding risk and vulnerabilities, energy demands and mitigation …

Urban heat island (UHI) is a climate effect that magnifies air temperature in cities. In the US it
affects over 80% of the population and in general is considered an adverse phenomenon …

In the energy simulation of buildings there has been little focus on their impact on the
microclimate; simulation tools have usually dealt either with building or with outdoor …