Urban systems, from their early origins, were acknowledged to be responsible for both
benefits and penalties due to anthropogenic actions affecting human wellbeing. In this view …

Developing countries encounter challenges in adopting advanced roof systems due to the
complexities associated with implementing advanced materials and techniques. This study …

With the rapid expansion of urbanization around the world, the urban heat island effect
embraced an enormous negative impact on megacities, including energy, environment and …

The extreme effects of urban heat island (UHI) on energy consumption, air quality, and
human health are significantly detrimental. Increasing the albedo of urban surfaces has …

The use of phase change materials (PCM) as a roof finishing material can decrease the
surface temperature and help to control urban heat islands. In the present work, the thermal …

The urbanization has negative effects on the environment, mainly related to the generation
of pollution, the modification of the properties of the atmosphere, the covering of the soil …

The need to tackle the urban heat island effect demands the implementation of cool surfaces
as a mitigation strategy. This study comprehensively reviews the evolution of this research …

Several strategies to mitigate urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon have been proposed or
developed, such as highly reflective envelopes of buildings and urban paving. The reduction …

Urban overheating represents an internationally acknowledged anthropogenic
phenomenon related to climate change and to the massive shift of population worldwide …

Urbanization and the resulting concentration of people in cities has led to the emergence of
Urban Heat Islands (UHI), which is associated with several problems. One strategy for UHI …