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Yanyan Huang, Ruixin Tu, Wutikeer Tuerxun, Xudong Jia, Xu Zhang and Xiaokang Chen
In the context of an increasingly extreme climate, Urban Heat Island (UHI) mitigation of communities through ventilation has recently attracted more attention. To explore the impact mechanisms of different morphological renovation schemes on its wind and...
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Bahador Ziaeemehr, Zahra Jandaghian, Hua Ge, Michael Lacasse and Travis Moore
The Urban Heat Island (UHI), a consequence of urban development, leads to elevated temperatures within cities compared to their rural counterparts. This phenomenon results from factors such as urban designs, anthropogenic heat emissions, and materials th...
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Pritipadmaja, Rahul Dev Garg and Ashok K. Sharma
The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect is a significant concern in today?s rapidly urbanising cities, with exacerbating heatwaves? impact, urban livelihood, and environmental well-being. This study aims to assess the cooling effect of blue-green spaces in Bh...
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Mohamed H. Elnabawi, Aysha Alhumaidi, Bana Osman and Reem Alshehhi
Cool roofs are a long-term alternative for the creation of a building?s thermal comfort as they can reduce the energy required for cooling demands and mitigate the urban heat island effect, thus benefitting both buildings and cities. Interest in cool roo...
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Gereon Seeberg, Antonia Hostlowsky, Julia Huber, Julia Kamm, Lucia Lincke and Clemens Schwingshackl
The urban heat island (UHI) effect is a serious health risk for people living in cities and thus calls for effective mitigation strategies in urban areas. Satellite data enable monitoring of the surface urban heat island (SUHI) over large areas at high s...
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Valeria Todeschi, Salvatore Eugenio Pappalardo, Carlo Zanetti, Francesca Peroni and Massimo De Marchi
The mitigation of urban heat islands (UHIs) is crucial for promoting the sustainable development of urban areas. Geographic information systems (GISs) together with satellite-derived data are powerful tools for investigating the spatiotemporal distributi...
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Xueqin Li, Lindsay C. Stringer and Martin Dallimer
Due to the combination of climate change and the rapid growth in urban populations in Africa, many urban areas are encountering exacerbated urban heat island (UHI) effects. It is important to understand UHI effects in order to develop suitable adaptation...
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Aiman Mazhar Qureshi and Ahmed Rachid
Over the last few decades, Urban Heat Stress (UHS) has become a crucial concern of scientists and policy-makers. Many projects have been implemented to mitigate Urban Heat Island (UHI) effects using nature-based solutions. However, decision-making and se...
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V. R. Sankar Cheela, Michele John, Wahidul Biswas and Prabir Sarker
Pavements occupy about 40% of urban land cover, with 75?80% black top roads, playing a critical role in urban connectivity and mobility. Solar energy is absorbed and stored in pavements leading to an increase in surface temperatures. Decreasing green cov...
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Bilal Aslam, Ahsen Maqsoom, Nauman Khalid, Fahim Ullah and Samad Sepasgozar
Global climate has been radically affected by the urbanization process in recent years. Karachi, Pakistan?s economic hub, is also showing signs of swift urbanization. Owing to the construction of infrastructure projects under the China-Pakistan Economic ...
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