[HTML][HTML] Data-driven analysis of Urban Heat Island phenomenon based on street typology

MP Acosta, F Vahdatikhaki, J Santos, SP Jarro… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study explores the intricate relationship between diverse street types and the urban
heat island (UHI) phenomenon-a major urban issue where urban regions are warmer than …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive generalizability assessment of data-driven Urban Heat Island (UHI) models

MP Acosta, M Dikkers, F Vahdatikhaki, J Santos… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Data-driven models serve as valuable tools for understanding and tackling the UHI
phenomenon that can provide user-friendly platforms for urban planners for incorporating …

Urban heat island (UHI) variations within a city boundary: A systematic literature review

SW Kim, RD Brown - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban heat islands (UHI) in a city tend to vary with changes in time and space. To effectively
cope with the accelerating intensity of UHI due to global warming and the resulting damage …

[HTML][HTML] How to bring UHI to the urban planning table? A data-driven modeling approach

MP Acosta, F Vahdatikhaki, J Santos… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
While temperature rises in urbanized area there is a growing concern among key decision-
makers and urban planners to actively incorporate Urban Heat Island (UHI)-related …

Reconceptualizing urban heat island: Beyond the urban-rural dichotomy

ZH Wang - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Past decades have seen drastically increasing research effort and progress on the study of
the phenomenon of urban heat island (UHI). Despite its simplicity, this convenient concept …

Quantifying the dualistic nature of urban heat Island effect (UHI) on building energy consumption

M Singh, R Sharston - Energy and Buildings, 2022 - Elsevier
UHI has significant impact on building energy consumption and associated greenhouse gas
emissions in urban areas globally. However, the nature and extent of these effects are …

Understanding policy and technology responses in mitigating urban heat islands: A literature review and directions for future research

K Degirmenci, KC Desouza, W Fieuw… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Policy and technology responses to increased temperatures in urban heat islands (UHIs)
are discussed in a variety of research; however, their interaction is overlooked and …

[HTML][HTML] Recent challenges in modeling of urban heat island

PA Mirzaei - Sustainable cities and society, 2015 - Elsevier
The elevated air temperature of a city, urban heat island (UHI), increases the heat and
pollution-related mortality, reduces the habitats' comfort and elevates the mean and peak …

Deciphering urban heat island mitigation: a comprehensive analysis of application categories and research trends

Y Qin, S Ghalambaz, M Sheremet, M Baro… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This review investigates research on Urban Heat Island Mitigation (UHIM), examining 2906
publications from 1980 to 2022 for the first time. The current study uncovers an upward trend …

Urban heat island (UHI) intensity and magnitude estimations: A systematic literature review

SW Kim, RD Brown - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The severity of urban heat islands (UHIs) is increasing due to global and urban climate
change. The damage caused by UHIs is also increasing. To establish a plan to improve the …