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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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Jiaxuan E, Bo Xia, Qing Chen, Laurie Buys, Connie Susilawati and Lindy Osborne Burton
Through a case study on Bribie Island in Queensland, Australia, this study investigates Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs) as a viable alternative for ageing-in-place. Aim: The objectives were to investigate why older adults relocate to B...
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Riguga Su, Chaobin Yang, Zhibo Xu, Tingwen Luo, Lilong Yang, Lifeng Liu and Chao Wang
Urban landscape has important effects on urban climate, and the local climate zone (LCZ) framework has been widely applied in related studies. However, few studies have compared the relative contributions of LCZ on the urban thermal environment across di...
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Hao Wu, Xuewen Lei, Xiang Chen, Jianhua Shen, Xinzhi Wang and Tiantian Ma
The reclamation coral sand (CS) layer is the survival environment for island reef vegetation in the South China Sea. The root system within the CS bed draws water necessary for vegetation growth, implying that the water-retention capacity of CS plays a p...
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Qi Zhou, Bin Zhang, Yutao Li and Junyan Li
Underground water-sealed oil storage caverns constructed in island environments is a promising approach for expanding oil storage caverns. However, few researchers have studied the risks of seawater intrusion and the distribution characteristics of intru...
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Luigi Massaro, Giovanni Forte, Melania De Falco and Antonio Santo
The morphoevolution of coastal areas is due to the interactions of multiple continental and marine processes that define a highly dynamic environment. These processes can occur as rapid catastrophic events (e.g., landslides, storms, and coastal land use)...
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Anja Svane Kolath and Sara Egemose
Urban areas with dark and impermeable surfaces are known to have a heating effect on air and still water compared to surrounding areas, called the urban heat island effect (UHI). UHI and stormwater discharges? collective impact on stream temperature, esp...
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Jou-Man Huang and Liang-Chun Chen
With the global warming effect and the rapid growth of global urbanization, the concept of urban heat islands (UHIs) has become one of the most important environmental issues in the world. Early studies on UHIs mostly focused on highly developed, large c...
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Bert Bongers
Over the course of seven years during ten events, the author explored real-time interactive audiovisual projections, using ad hoc and portable projections and audio systems. This was done in the specific location of Cockatoo Island in the waters of a par...
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Xuejun Qi, Xing Zhao, Bin Fu, Lanjing Xu, Haibin Yu and Shuyan Tao
The urban heat island phenomenon in large cities is becoming increasingly serious as urbanization continues to develop, seriously affecting the lives of urban residents. Rivers can effectively alleviate urban heat islands and improve the thermal comfort ...
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