URBAN planningMETEOROLOGICAL stationsPUBLIC spacesRising summer temperatures caused by the urban heat island (UHI) has considerable effects on the physical and mental health of urban residents globally. To categorize residents' health risk areas and evaluate the characteristics of ...
The article further discusses how the urban heat island effect is resulting in increased energy consumption and in turn increased emission of air pollutants, degradation of water quality of water bodies and thermal discomfort along with ill effects on human health.The article explores the various ...
UHI effect studies are increasingly important all over the world in terms of increased energy consumption, reduced air quality and effects on human health and mortality, are becoming more pressing as cities continue to grow and sprawl. Asphalt pavements are widely used as a necessity in urban ...
more precipitation and rising sea levels. Especially increased temperatures will worsen the situations in cities, amplifying the urban heat island effect. Green infrastructures, i.e. urban trees are a common tool to improve the urban micro-climate for humans. Vital and well...
Numerical simulations of urban heat island mitigation strategies in Vienna Effects of change in land use on daytime urban heat island (UHI) of Vienna is investigated using the local-scale atmospheric model MUKLIMOdeveloped at the German Weather Service (DWD). Assuming that the observed trend towards...
We live on an urban planet with unprecedented human mobility. In this study, we collectively analyze ten large cities over densely populated Eastern China, and detect that mass people outflows during Spring Festival (SF) holiday significantly cool down u
On the energy impact of urban heat island and global warming on buildings Urban heat island and global warming increase ambient temperature and modify the energy budget of buildings. The magnitude of the modification has been eva... M. Santamouris a b - 《Energy & Buildings》 被引量: 132...
Existing evidence of housing interventions on health Adaptive capacity is determined by access to resources, including cooling, in the context of housing [20]. The collective urban environment and individual housing mediate occupant heat exposure. For example, heat exposure in urban areas exhibit spatia...
This study presents numerical simulations analysing the effect of urban heat island (UHI) mitigation measures on the chemical composition of the urban atmosphere. The mesoscale chemical transport model WRF-Chem is used to investigate the impact of urban greening and highly reflective surfaces on the ...
Urban areas experience the urban heat island (UHI) effect, which affects the thermal comfort and energy consumption of buildings. These consequences could vary depending on the socio-economic status of the neighbourhoods. Few studies have investigated how UHI affects socio-economically contrasting distri...