Anthropogenic heat (AH), a source of physical pollution, has a profound influence on
climate, air quality, and human health. Consequently, it is important to accurately quantify …

Understanding the patterns and possible causes of urban heat islands (UHI) effect due to
urbanisation-induced anthropogenic activities is an important area in urban climatic …

The urban climate is continuously deteriorating. Urban heat lowers the quality of urban life,
increases energy needs, and affects the urban socio-economy. Urban Climate Mitigation …

The synergistic effect of urban heat island (UHI) and urban moisture island (UMI) aggravates
the heat stress during hot summers. To investigate the mechanisms of UHI and UMI, we …

This study evaluated the impact of the urban heat island (UHI) in the Tokyo metropolitan
area on energy consumption in the residential and commercial sectors. Although there are …

Urban greenways are proven strategies to counter ecological fragmentation and improve
urban sustainability. However, significant challenges remain when seeking to integrate …

Together with economic development and accelerated urbanization, the urban population in
China has been increasing rapidly, and anthropogenic heat released by large-scale energy …

The outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic in early 2020 reduced human outdoor activities and
changed the spatial-temporal distribution of the population. To find its changes on the impact …

The impacts of global change, including extreme heat and water scarcity, are threatening an
ever-growing urban world population. Evapotranspiration (ET) mitigates the urban heat …

Cities consume 2/3 of global energy and consequently release a large amount of
anthropogenic heat into urban environments, which are already vulnerable to extreme heat …