Greenery as a mitigation and adaptation strategy to urban heat
The absence of vegetation in urban areas contributes to the establishment of the urban heat
island, markedly increasing thermal stress for residents, driving morbidity and mortality …
island, markedly increasing thermal stress for residents, driving morbidity and mortality …
A comprehensive review of different types of green infrastructure to mitigate urban heat islands: Progress, functions, and benefits
Climate change and rapid urbanization increase/amplify urban heat islands (UHIs). Green
infrastructure (GI) is an effective and popularly strategy used to moderate UHIs. This paper …
infrastructure (GI) is an effective and popularly strategy used to moderate UHIs. This paper …
Effects of tree plantings and aspect ratios on pedestrian visual and thermal comfort using scaled outdoor experiments
Urban trees ameliorate heat stress for urban dwellers. However, it is difficult to quantitatively
assess the integrated impacts of tree planting and street layouts on visual and thermal …
assess the integrated impacts of tree planting and street layouts on visual and thermal …
[HTML][HTML] 50 grades of shade
50 Grades of Shade in: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Volume 102 Issue 9
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Effect of tree cover and tree species on microclimate and pedestrian comfort in a residential district in Iran
According to the challenge of global warming, trees play an effective role in reducing heat
islands and improving thermal comfort. In this study, the impact of urban greening on …
islands and improving thermal comfort. In this study, the impact of urban greening on …
Planning for spatial equity-A performance based approach for sustainable urban drainage systems
D La Rosa, V Pappalardo - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2020 - Elsevier
There is a rising demand to use nature and natural processes to address a different range of
urban issues, especially when looking at the risk of pluvial flood associated with climate …
urban issues, especially when looking at the risk of pluvial flood associated with climate …
[HTML][HTML] Optimized greenery configuration to mitigate urban heat: A decade systematic review
Urban vegetation is a nature-based solution for cooling cities. Under global warming and
urban population growth, it is essential to optimize urban vegetation configuration in the …
urban population growth, it is essential to optimize urban vegetation configuration in the …
Synergies and trade-offs in ecosystem services from urban and peri‑urban forests and their implication to sustainable city design and planning
J Cueva, IA Yakouchenkova, K Fröhlich… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Reducing trade-offs among ecosystem services (ES) from urban and peri‑urban forests
(UPF) is crucial for human wellbeing. We performed spatial analyses and quantified the …
(UPF) is crucial for human wellbeing. We performed spatial analyses and quantified the …
Pedestrians' behavior based on outdoor thermal comfort and micro-scale thermal environments, Austin, TX
Cities have faced rapid urbanization, which has changed the impact of the micro-thermal
environment on residents' thermal comfort level. Therefore, planners need to understand the …
environment on residents' thermal comfort level. Therefore, planners need to understand the …
Planning method of centralized greening in high-rise residential blocks based on improvement of thermal comfort in summer
High-rise residential blocks have been built to solve the problem of an urban population
surge due to economic development. However, many residential blocks reach only the lower …
surge due to economic development. However, many residential blocks reach only the lower …