Urban development-induced LULCC has had and is expected to continue having impacts on local to regional warming, a phenomenon referred to as the urban heat island (UHI), by virtue of replacing natural landscapes with roads, buildings, and an enhancement in anthropogenic heat release38,39,40. ...
A recognition that humanity’s energy and resource consumption is unsustainable is prompting a critical re-evaluation of all human endeavours. In urban water management, the desire to enhance sustainability is driven by the recognition that the provision of water consumes large quantities of energy and...
This phenomenon is produced by the urban heat island (UHI) effect, which is basically described as elevated temperatures in urban areas compared to surrounding rural areas (Oke et al., 2017). The UHI effect is among the key challenges in urban environments. It is influenced by various factors...
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Still,officials cautioned that reflective pavement is not a remedy for the urban heat island effect. "If you're standing over these surfaces on a hot day,(13)___,you're still going to be hot if you're not in the shade," said Jennifer Vanos,an assistant professor at Arizona State Uni...
The urban heat island is the most well-known effect in this context. It describes the phenomenon of higher air and surface temperature in urban areas compared to the surrounding rural areas [87]. This phenomenon is mainly studied at regional scale, covering the whole city and its surroundings....
Generally, those living in urban areas were at greater risk for air pollution and extreme temperatures, which is consistent with other work highlighting the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect [88]. The UHI describes the higher average temperatures experienced by urban areas relative to nearby non-...
In contrast, an area near the port, a grade "D" neighborhood, is one of thewarmest. The temperature is related to the low amounts of vegetation and high proportion of paved surfaces. The effects of urban heat islands Heat islands are defined by relatively higher daytime and nighttime tempera...
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One possible solution would be the greening of the numerous existing horizontal and vertical building surfaces. Green façades offer multiple benefits, including improving air quality, minimising the heat island effect (or urban heat island = significantly warmer area in cities than surrounding rur...