Urban green space cooling effect in cities

F Aram, EH García, E Solgi, S Mansournia - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
Urban green spaces are considered an appropriate way to reduce urban heat island effects
and provide comfort to the nearby occupants. In addition to cooling the actual space, urban …

Urban heat island mitigation strategies: A state-of-the-art review on Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Hong Kong

A Aflaki, M Mirnezhad, A Ghaffarianhoseini… - Cities, 2017 - Elsevier
Observing the rapid urban expansions and numerous infrastructure developments in the
East-Asian context, many cities are suffering the urban heat island (UHI) effect and its …

Urban heat resilience at the time of global warming: evaluating the impact of the urban parks on outdoor thermal comfort

F Aram, E Solgi, EH Garcia, A Mosavi - Environmental Sciences Europe, 2020 - Springer
Background In densely populated urban centers, increased air temperature due to urban
heat island (UHI) effect can undermine the thermal comfort and health of citizens. Research …

Maintaining tree biodiversity in urban communities on the university campus

A Susilowati, AB Rangkuti, HH Rachmat… - Biodiversitas Journal of …, 2021 - smujo.id
Susilowati A, Rangkuti AB, Rachmat HH, Iswanto AH, Harahap MM, Elfiati D, Slamet B,
Ginting IM. 2021. Maintaining tree biodiversity in urban communities on the university …

LULC dynamics and the effects of urban green spaces in cooling and mitigating micro-climate change and urban heat island effects: a case study in Addis Ababa city …

M Demisse Negesse, S Hishe… - Journal of Water and …, 2024 - iwaponline.com
Land surface temperature (LST) increase and urban heat islands (UHI) are significant issues
in urban development. Urban green spaces are crucial in combating micro-climate change …

Spatial variation of urban thermal environment and its relation to green space patterns: Implication to sustainable landscape planning

Z Wu, Y Zhang - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
The rapid changes of land covers in urban areas are one of major environmental concerns
because of their environmental impacts. Such land cover changes include the …

Challenges ahead for sustainable cities: An urban form and transport system review

J Monteiro, N Sousa, J Coutinho-Rodrigues… - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
This article reviews the critical issues surrounding the development of sustainable urban
environments, focusing on the impact of transport and urban form on energy consumption …

Enhancing Urban Microclimates: Potential Benefits of Greenery Strategies in a Semi-Arid Environment

M Brahimi, M Benabbas, H Altan, F Nocera… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The emergence of sustainable development gives greenery an important role in urban
planning, namely, by recognizing its environmental potential. However, the rapid …

Urban land use, land cover change and urban microclimate dynamics in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

MD Negesse, S Hishe, K Getahun - Discover Environment, 2024 - Springer
Land surface temperature (LST) increases and urban heat island (UHI) variability are the
major urban climatology problems arising in urban development. This study attempts to …

Diurnal characterization of the atmospheric urban heat island over urban hot agglomerations

B Sayad, Y Menni, AA Imam, A Fallatah… - … Journal of Low …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The urban heat island () is a physical climatic phenomenon; its effects in built-up areas can
be observed in terms of air temperatures above the atmosphere, as well as in terms of …