Effect of green wall installation on urban heat island and building energy use: A climate-informed systematic literature review

T Susca, F Zanghirella, L Colasuonno… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Urban Heat Island (UHI) is a worldwide threat affecting building energy demand,
public health, and energy security. Green wall deployment can simultaneously positively …

The urban heat island: implications for health in a changing environment

C Heaviside, H Macintyre, S Vardoulakis - Current environmental health …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The Urban Heat Island (UHI) is a well-studied phenomenon,
whereby urban areas are generally warmer than surrounding suburban and rural areas. The …

The impact of urbanization and climate change on urban temperatures: a systematic review

S Chapman, JEM Watson, A Salazar, M Thatcher… - Landscape …, 2017 - Springer
Context Cities have elevated temperatures compared to rural areas, a phenomenon known
as the “urban heat island”. Higher temperatures increase the risk of heat-related mortality …

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 drivers is
a key step in leveraging thermal comfort to create not only healthier cities, but also to …

Interaction between urban heat island and urban pollution island during summer in Berlin

H Li, F Meier, X Lee, T Chakraborty, J Liu… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Urban Heat Island (UHI) and Urban Pollution Island (UPI) are two major problems
of the urban environment and have become more serious with rapid urbanization. Since UHI …

[PDF][PDF] 城市热岛的生态环境效应

肖荣波, 欧阳志云, 李伟峰, 张兆明, 王效科, 苗鸿 - 2005 - eedu.org.cn
城市热岛效应(U rban heat island effect, 简称UHI) 是一种由于城市建筑及人类活动导致热量在
城区空间范围内聚集的现象, 是城市气候最显著的特征之一. 热岛引起地表温度的提高 …

Influences of land cover types, meteorological conditions, anthropogenic heat and urban area on surface urban heat island in the Yangtze River Delta Urban …

H Du, D Wang, Y Wang, X Zhao, F Qin, H Jiang… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Urban heat islands (UHIs) reflect the localized impact of human activities on thermal fields.
In this study, we assessed the surface UHI and its relationship with types of land …

Analyzing the heat island magnitude and characteristics in one hundred Asian and Australian cities and regions

M Santamouris - Science of the Total Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
Urban heat island is the more documented phenomenon of climate change. Information on
the magnitude and the characteristics of the canopy layer urban heat island measured in …

The urban heat island and thermal heat stress correlate with climate dynamics and energy budget variations in multiple urban environments

NSM Harmay, M Choi - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Rising temperatures that occur in cities resulted in the urban heat island (UHI) which could
also amplify the thermal heat stress, leading to climate-related human mortality. Our study …

[图书][B] Urban microclimate: designing the spaces between buildings

E Erell, D Pearlmutter, T Williamson - 2012 - taylorfrancis.com
The quality of life of millions of people living in cities could be improved if the form of the city
were to evolve in a manner appropriate to its climatic context. Climatically responsive urban …