Effects of the spatial configuration of trees on urban heat mitigation: A comparative study

W Zhou, J Wang, ML Cadenasso - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Urban greenspace has significant cooling effects on urban heat. Recent studies
investigating the effects of spatial configuration of greenspace show significant, but …

Satellite‐based evidence highlights a considerable increase of urban tree cooling benefits from 2000 to 2015

J Zhao, X Zhao, D Wu, N Meili… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tree planting is a prevalent strategy to mitigate urban heat. Tree cooling efficiency (TCE),
defined as the temperature reduction for a 1% tree cover increase, plays an important role in …

Optimizing green space locations to reduce daytime and nighttime urban heat island effects in Phoenix, Arizona

Y Zhang, AT Murray, BL Turner Ii - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2017 - Elsevier
The urban heat island effect is especially significant in semi-arid climates, generating a
myriad of problems for large urban areas. Green space can mitigate warming, providing …

Impacts of tree and building shades on the urban heat island: Combining remote sensing, 3D digital city and spatial regression approaches

Y Park, JM Guldmann, D Liu - Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 2021 - Elsevier
The continued increase in average and extreme temperatures around the globe is expected
to strike urban communities more harshly because of the urban heat island (UHI). Devising …

Impact of tree locations and arrangements on outdoor microclimates and human thermal comfort in an urban residential environment

Q Zhao, DJ Sailor, EA Wentz - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2018 - Elsevier
Trees serve as a valuable asset in the urban built environment. In an arid city like Phoenix,
trees are one of the primary urban green infrastructures to ameliorate extreme heat stress …

[HTML][HTML] The win-win interaction between integrated blue and green space on urban cooling

W Zhou, W Cao, T Wu, T Zhang - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The contributions of urban blue and green spaces on urban cooling are widely
acknowledged. However, the combined cooling effect of integrated blue and green space …

[HTML][HTML] Urban form and composition of street canyons: A human-centric big data and deep learning approach

A Middel, J Lukasczyk, S Zakrzewski, M Arnold… - Landscape and Urban …, 2019 - Elsevier
Various research applications require detailed metrics to describe the form and composition
of cities at fine scales, but the parameter computation remains a challenge due to limited …

Micro-scale urban surface temperatures are related to land-cover features and residential heat related health impacts in Phoenix, AZ USA

GD Jenerette, SL Harlan, A Buyantuev, WL Stefanov… - Landscape …, 2016 - Springer
Context With rapidly expanding urban regions, the effects of land cover changes on urban
surface temperatures and the consequences of these changes for human health are …

Spatiotemporal patterns of the impact of surface roughness and morphology on urban heat island

H Hou, H Su, C Yao, ZH Wang - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
As important determinants of urban thermal environment, surface roughness and
morphology have been extensively studied for sustainable urban development. In this study …

Environmental cooling provided by urban trees under extreme heat and cold waves in US cities

C Wang, ZH Wang, C Wang, SW Myint - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Global urbanization drastically reshapes the land–atmosphere interactions, biogeochemical
cycles, and ecosystems in the integrated earth system. Urban trees are used extensively for …