[HTML][HTML] Understanding urban heat vulnerability: Scientometric analysis of five decades of research

F Li, T Yigitcanlar, W Li, M Nepal, K Nguyen, F Dur - Urban Climate, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Urban Heat Vulnerability (UHV) has received increasing attention over the last two
decades due to the exacerbation of global warming and the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect …

Combating urban heat: Systematic review of urban resilience and adaptation strategies

Q Fu, Z Zheng, MNI Sarker, Y Lv - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Urban areas are currently facing the increasingly pressing issue of urban heat worldwide,
which is being worsened by climate change and rising urbanization. As a result, there is a …

Construction of a cold island network for the urban heat island effect mitigation

F Liu, J Liu, Y Zhang, S Hong, W Fu, M Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The urban heat island (UHI) effect seriously challenges sustainable urban development
strategies and livability. Numerous studies have explored the UHI problem from the …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of urban morphology on Urban Heat Island in Manchester's transit-oriented development

E Elmarakby, H Elkadi - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
This study delves into the relationship between urban morphology and the Urban Heat
Island (UHI) effect in Manchester's transit-oriented development (TOD). Using various …

A scaling law for predicting urban trees canopy cooling efficiency

J Wang, W Zhou, STA Pickett, Y Qian - Proceedings of the National …, 2024 - pnas.org
Urban heat mitigation is a pressing concern for cities. Intense urban heat poses a threat to
human health and urban sustainability. Tree planting is one of the most widely employed …

Non-negligible clear-sky biases of satellite thermal infrared observations for analyzing surface urban heat island intensity: A case study in China

J Ma, J Zhou, T Zhang, W Tang, Y Liao… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Surface urban heat island (SUHI) intensity generally determined by satellite-derived clear-
sky land surface temperature (LST) has ignored the impacts of cloud coverage and cannot …

Seasonal characteristics of outdoor thermal comfort and residential electricity consumption: a Snapshot in Bangkok Metropolitan Area

CT Nguyen, H Nguyen, AD Sakti - Remote Sensing Applications: Society …, 2024 - Elsevier
Outdoor thermal comfort negatively influences urban residents' health and increases
residential electricity consumption (REC) for cooling demand. This study adopted the remote …

Effective cooling networks: Optimizing corridors for Urban Heat Island mitigation

T Rezaei, X Shen, R Chaiyarat… - … Applications: Society and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The detrimental impacts of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect are widely recognized in cities
globally. Despite the natural cooling capacity of urban cold islands (UCIs), their fragmented …

Comprehensive spatiotemporal evaluation of urban growth, surface urban heat island, and urban thermal conditions on Java island of Indonesia and implications for …

FR Fajary, HS Lee, T Kubota, V Bhanage, RP Pradana… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Urban heat island (UHI) and thermal comfort conditions are among the impacts of
urbanization, which have been extensively studied in most cities around the world. However …

Assessing the spatial-temporal impacts of underlying surfaces on 3D thermal environment: A field study based on UAV vertical measurements

F Qian, Y Hu, R Wu, H Yan, D Wang, Z Xiang… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The composition of underlying surfaces has a significant impact on the thermal environment
within urban canopies. Current research predominantly focuses on surface temperature (Ts) …