An urban thermal environment is an area receiving special attention. In order to effectively
explore its spatio-temporal characteristics during hot summer days, this study introduced the …

Global warming and advancing urbanization lead to an increased heat exposure for city
dwellers. Especially during summertime heatwaves, extreme daytime as well as high …

Artificial impermeable surfaces are becoming more prevalent, especially in urban areas, as
a result of shifting land use and cover, roads, roofs, etc. The modification of land surface …

The increasing frequency of heat waves under the global urbanization and climate change
background poses elevating risks of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Nevertheless, there has …

Urban parks have significant cooling effects, which can both mitigate the urban heat is-land
effect and are crucial to the sustainable development of the human habitat. Although studies …

An urban heat island (UHI) refers to a metropolitan area significantly warmer than its rural
surroundings. Accurately quantifying UHI intensity (UHII) relies on selecting appropriate …

Although nature-based solutions for urban heat mitigation have gained momentum, it is
important to quantitatively assess the feasibility of such strategies to utilize space efficiently …

The large-scale conversion of vegetated land to urban use leads to a significant reduction in
evapotranspiration (ET) due to the lack of vegetation, which may aggravate urban dry island …

Fine-resolution spatio-temporal maps of near-surface urban air temperature (T a) provide
crucial data inputs for sustainable urban decision-making, personal heat exposure, and …

Surface urban heat islands (SUHIs) can extend beyond the urban boundaries and greatly
affect the thermal environment of continuous regions over an agglomeration. Traditional …