Review on the impact of urban geometry and pedestrian level greening on outdoor thermal comfort

E Jamei, P Rajagopalan, M Seyedmahmoudian… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
The number of hot days is increasing in many parts of the world because of the heat island
phenomenon and global climate change. High air temperature greatly affects human …

Urban land cover classification using airborne LiDAR data: A review

WY Yan, A Shaker, N El-Ashmawy - Remote sensing of environment, 2015 - Elsevier
Distribution of land cover has a profound impact on the climate and environment; mapping
the land cover patterns from global, regional to local scales are important for scientists and …

Data-driven estimation of building energy consumption and GHG emissions using explainable artificial intelligence

Y Zhang, BK Teoh, M Wu, J Chen, L Zhang - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy consumption prediction is an integral part of planning and controlling energy used in
the building sector which accounts for 40% of the global energy consumption and a …

Contribution of urban ventilation to the thermal environment and urban energy demand: Different climate background perspectives

J Yang, Y Wang, B Xue, Y Li, X Xiao, JC Xia… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urbanization can lead to changes in urban morphology that alter the urban thermal
environment and energy demand. Improving urban ventilation can alleviate the urban heat …

[HTML][HTML] Global building morphology indicators

F Biljecki, YS Chow - Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 2022 - Elsevier
Characterising and analysing urban morphology is a continuous task in urban data science,
environmental analyses, and many other domains. As the availability and quality of data on …

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 …

Air pollution dispersal in high density urban areas: Research on the triadic relation of wind, air pollution, and urban form

J Yang, B Shi, Y Shi, S Marvin, Y Zheng… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Currently, urban air pollution becoming the major issue of urban physical environment in
high density urban area. Many wind-calm zones or vortex zones can be formed where air …

Wind energy system for buildings in an urban environment

KCS Kwok, G Hu - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban built environments have grown dramatically worldwide in the past few decades due to
rapid economic and population growths. The potential utilization of renewable resources is …

Suitability of human settlements in mountainous areas from the perspective of ventilation: A case study of the main urban area of Chongqing

X Luo, J Yang, W Sun, B He - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Based on the multi-source data (eg, building vector and remote sensing data) of the main
urban areas of Chongqing, China, this study selected a few natural factors—the relief …

Mapping sky, tree, and building view factors of street canyons in a high-density urban environment

FY Gong, ZC Zeng, F Zhang, X Li, E Ng… - Building and …, 2018 - Elsevier
View factors for sky, trees, and buildings are three important parameters of the urban
outdoor environment that describe the geometrical relationship between different surfaces …