Fine-scale modeling of the urban heat island: A comparison of multiple linear regression and random forest approaches

GY Oukawa, P Krecl, AC Targino - Science of the total environment, 2022 - Elsevier
… Characterizing the spatiotemporal variability of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) and its … forest
(RF) models to analyze and predict the spatiotemporal evolution of the Urban Heat Island

[HTML][HTML] A high-resolution monitoring approach of canopy urban heat island using a random forest model and multi-platform observations

S Chen, Y Yang, F Deng, Y Zhang, D Liu… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - amt.copernicus.org
… Indeed, it has been noted in previous work that the wind direction will significantly affect
the position and shape of a heat island (Bassett et al., 2016), and in the present study the …

[PDF][PDF] An integrative ecosystem approach to a more sustainable urban ecology: heat island mitigation, urban forestry, and landscape management can reduce the …

A Vasishth - Association of the Collegiate Schools of Planning 47th …, 2006 - academia.edu
… that incorporates heat island mitigations, urban forestry, and … approach to land use planning.
Taken apart, and in each case, the benefits of urban heat island mitigation, urban forestry, …

Urban tree design approaches for mitigating daytime urban heat island effects in a high-density urban environment

Z Tan, KKL Lau, E Ng - Energy and Buildings, 2016 - Elsevier
… Hong Kong suffers from an intense urban heat island (UHI) effect of up to 4 C as a result of
… The sky view factor (SVF)-based design approach and the wind-path design approach are …

Advantages of modeling the urban heat island intensity: A tool for implementing nature-based solutions

GY Oukawa, P Krecl, AC Targino, LFA Batista - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
heat island (UHI) exacerbates heat stress and worsens thermal discomfort. Here, we approach
… Random forest models were built by integrating in situ air temperature (T air ) data and a …

Beyond fractional coverage: A multilevel approach to analyzing the impact of urban tree canopy structure on surface urban heat islands

CS Greene, PJ Kedron - Applied Geography, 2018 - Elsevier
… Building on the existing urban forestry and heat island literature, we analyzed DA
temperatures as a function of DA and ward-level canopy and land cover characteristics. …

[HTML][HTML] A comparative analysis of surface and canopy layer urban heat island at the micro level using a data-driven approach

MP Acosta, F Vahdatikhaki, J Santos… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
… The Urban Heat Island (UHI) phenomenon, which is defined as the temperature differential
between inner cities and surrounding areas, has been extensively studied over the past few …

Identifying tree traits for cooling urban heat islands—a cross-city empirical analysis

C Helletsgruber, S Gillner, Á Gulyás, RR Junker… - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
… [20], we suggest that more research is done on modelling approaches that incorporate
empirical data as such modelling results will improve the information base for policy makers and …

Traits of trees for cooling urban heat islands: A meta-analysis

MA Rahman, LMF Stratopoulos, A Moser-Reischl… - Building and …, 2020 - Elsevier
… originating from temperate and resource-rich forests showed better cooling potentials. Among
the … In the case of more than two groups, we used the approach provided by Cohen [46]. …

The impact of urbanization on urban heat island: Predictive approach using google earth engine and Ca-Markov modelling (2005–2050) of Tianjin City, China

N Ullah, MA Siddique, M Ding, S Grigoryan… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
… Urban heat island mitigation is best achieved through forests and water, and managers of
urban areas should avoid developing bare land since they may suffer from degradation. The …