Study of the urban heat island (UHI) using remote sensing data/techniques: A systematic review
CR Almeida, AC Teodoro, A Gonçalves - Environments, 2021 - mdpi.com
Urban Heat Islands (UHI) consist of the occurrence of higher temperatures in urbanized
areas when compared to rural areas. During the warmer seasons, this effect can lead to …
areas when compared to rural areas. During the warmer seasons, this effect can lead to …
Planning, designing, and managing green roofs and green walls for public health–an ecosystem services approach
Installing green roofs and green walls in urban areas is suggested to supply multiple
ecosystem services of benefit to human health and well-being. In a three-step literature …
ecosystem services of benefit to human health and well-being. In a three-step literature …
Quantifying 3D building form effects on urban land surface temperature and modeling seasonal correlation patterns
Multiple factors regulate urban land surface temperature (LST), including land cover,
climate, and urban form, among which urban form is now receiving more and more attention …
climate, and urban form, among which urban form is now receiving more and more attention …
Generating gapless land surface temperature with a high spatio-temporal resolution by fusing multi-source satellite-observed and model-simulated data
Land surface temperature (LST) is a key parameter when monitoring land surface
processes. However, cloud contamination and the tradeoff between the spatial and temporal …
processes. However, cloud contamination and the tradeoff between the spatial and temporal …
Modeling the urban heat island mitigation effect of cool coatings in realistic urban morphology
N Liu, L Morawska - Journal of cleaner production, 2020 - Elsevier
There are currently more than 400 cities that are subject to the urban heat island (UHI) effect,
whose summer temperature can be over 15° C above the human thermal comfort zone. As …
whose summer temperature can be over 15° C above the human thermal comfort zone. As …
A simulation-based assessment of technologies to reduce heat emissions from buildings
Heat emissions from buildings are part of anthropogenic heat leading to urban overheating.
This paper aims to assess how technologies (ie, energy conservation measures-ECMs) …
This paper aims to assess how technologies (ie, energy conservation measures-ECMs) …
Evaluating the cooling performance of green roofs under extreme heat conditions
Y Feng, J Wang, W Zhou, X Li, X Yu - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The local rise in urban temperature is increasingly exacerbated due to the combined effect
of urban heat islands and global climate change. Numerous studies have shown that green …
of urban heat islands and global climate change. Numerous studies have shown that green …
Institutional heat wave analysis by building energy modeling fleet and meter data
DL Villa - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
Heat waves increase electric demand from buildings which can cause power outages.
Modeling can help planners quantify the risk of such events. This study shows how Building …
Modeling can help planners quantify the risk of such events. This study shows how Building …
Simulating the response of the surface urban heat environment to land use and land cover changes: A case study of Wuhan, China
With the rapid process of urbanization, the urban heat island (UHI), the phenomenon where
urban regions become hotter than their surroundings, is increasingly aggravated. The UHI is …
urban regions become hotter than their surroundings, is increasingly aggravated. The UHI is …
Developing an annual building volume dataset at 1-km resolution from 2001 to 2019 in China
Urban vertical features are crucial for understanding urban morphology. However, long-term
information on three-dimensional buildings, which are important fundamental data for …
information on three-dimensional buildings, which are important fundamental data for …