Urban green and blue infrastructures (GBI) are considered an effective tool for mitigating
urban heat stress and improving human thermal comfort. Many studies have investigated the …

In the context of urban land-use growth and the consequent impacts on the environment,
green spaces provide ecosystem services for human health. The ecosystem services …

Urban trees ameliorate heat stress for urban dwellers. However, it is difficult to quantitatively
assess the integrated impacts of tree planting and street layouts on visual and thermal …

A Mediterranean city was studied to examine the Urban Heat Island (UHI), with near-surface
temperature measurements at five locations in both urban and suburban areas over a nine …

Strategic landscape design can ameliorate local thermal stress and enhance climate
resilience in urban areas. Densely populated station squares are particularly important …

Surface urban heat island (SUHI) is a major anthropogenic alteration of Earth's surface and
can influence the local thermal environment by altering the surface energy flux balances …

Heat mitigating natural elements such as trees, shrubs, grass and water have been broadly
studied, while their effects on semi-open spaces have been almost ignored. This paper aims …

The process of urbanization in developing countries has had an ecological impact,
destroying the outdoor thermal environment, especially in hot and humid areas where high …

The exacerbation of climate change impacts within metropolitan areas is a well-documented
phenomenon, often leading to severe consequences that pose significant risks to human …

Urbanization is a key driver of land use/land cover changes climate change. It produces a
reduction in natural capital with alteration to the energy budget of land, air ventilation and …