Cities import energy, which in combination with their typically high solar absorption and low moisture availability generates the urban heat island effect (UHI). The UHI, combined with human-induced warming, makes our densely populated cities particularly vulnerable to climate change. We examine the ...
Research from the University of Western Sydney sheds light on the role of asphalt car parks in exacerbating the urban heat island effect. Asphalt has a high heat retention capacity, leading to increased temperatures in the microclimate during both day and night. To combat this, the report titled...
J. Pitman1, N. Haghdadi3 & I. MacGill4 Cities import energy, which in combination with their typically high solar absorption and low moisture availability generates the urban heat island effect (UHI). The UHI, combined with human-induced warming, makes our densely populated cities ...
Green spaces, trees and bodies of water are must-have design features for future development in Sydney's suburbs after researchers found that by 2050 global warming combined with Sydney's urban heat island effect could increase temperatures by up to 3.7°C. The researchers from the ARC Centre o...
Urban warming is severely affecting human health and heat-related mortality and morbidity in Australia; and Western Sydney dwellers are particularly vulnerable to heatwaves (He et al., 2020, Vaneckova et al., 2010). Low-income residents from warmer neighbourhoods normally live in low thermal ...
Still, officials cautioned that reflective pavement is not a remedy for theurbanheat island effect. “If you’re standing over these surfaces on a hot day,___, you’re still going to be hot if you’re not in the shade,” said Jennifer Vanos, an assistant professor at Arizona State...
New York City also differs from Miami Beach and Sydney by suggesting this problem is of a high priority for the city. While each of these cities is different, there are clear levels of agreement and disagreement to the extent the limitations effect their legislation. Table 6. Summary of the...
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Urban Centre and Locality boundaries were used to define the metropolitan areas of Sydney, Newcastle, and Wollongong. Sydney is the most populous city in Australia, with 4 321 535 people, and the capital of the state of New South Wales, the most...
et al. On the energy impact of urban heat island in Sydney: climate and energy potential of mitigation technologies. Energy Build 166, 154–164 (2018). Google Scholar Mohamed, A., Khan, A. & Santamouris, M. Numerical evaluation of enhanced green infrastructures for mitigating urban heat in...
We focus on streetscapes because they cover very large areas of land in the core urban areas of many cities, particularly in more developed countries27,47. For example, streets cover 26% of all land in the city centres of Melbourne, Cape Town and Sydney, and over 30% in London, Barcelon...