The severity of urban heat islands (UHIs) is increasing due to global and urban climate
change. The damage caused by UHIs is also increasing. To establish a plan to improve the …

Urban street canyons formed by high-rise buildings restrict the dispersion of vehicle
emissions, which pose severe health risks to the public by aggravating roadside air quality …

Human society is at a critical point where rapid adoption of renewable energy alternatives is
necessary to mitigate climate change effects while meeting global energy demands. At the …

Urban physics is the science and engineering of physical processes in urban areas. It
basically refers to the transfer of heat and mass in the outdoor and indoor urban …

Wind energy is one of the most promising renewable energy resources for power
generation, and rapid growth has been seen in its acceptance since 2000. The most …

In the past 50 years, Computational Wind Engineering (CWE) has undergone a successful
transition from an emerging field into an increasingly established field in wind engineering …

Near-field pollutant dispersion in the urban environment involves the interaction of a plume
and the flow field perturbed by building obstacles. In the past two decades, micro-scale …

The urban boundary layer (UBL) is the part of the atmosphere in which most of the planet's
population now lives, and is one of the most complex and least understood microclimates …

This article deals with the state-of-the-art of experimental and numerical studies carried out
regarding air pollutant dispersion in urban environments. Since the simulation of the …

In high-density megacities, air pollution has a higher impact on public health than cities of
lower population density. Apart from higher pollution emissions due to human activities in …