The urbanization and expansion of cities have raised sustainability concerns and impacted
the overall quality of life. Numerous studies have explored sustainable cities with climate …

This chapter presents a comprehensive literature review of peer-reviewed papers on the
UTCI with special focus on its applications. A search in Scopus and Web of Science has …

Near the Atacama Desert, Tacna city in Peru is among the largest arid cities with constant
urban development, thus understanding of the urban surface thermal pattern is needed. We …

This paper aims to assess the effects of urbanization on heat stress comparing two
neighbourhoods in the tropical city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that differ in terms of building …

This study focuses on examining the historical trends of the surface urban heat island (SUHI)
in relation to land use/cover (LULC) changes in Jeddah City from 2013 to 2022 using …

Extensive urbanization around the world has resulted in the consumption of massive
vegetated areas and natural resources. To this end, one strategy for urban development is to …

The significance of land surface temperature (LST) and near-surface air temperature (TAIR)
extends to various applications, including the exploration of urban heat islands …

This paper presents a case study of a general research project investigating the coastal
landscapes' evolution in different port cities of the American continent with a common …

Hot and humid regions consist of the tropical climate, Middle Eastern climate, and
Mediterranean climate. Such regions are normally located near the equator but also include …

For this study on urban climatology, the study area is the city of Balneário Camboriú,
belonging to the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina (SC), located at 26° 59′ 42 ″south …