Urban open space provides various benefits to citizens, but the thermal environment of this
space is impacted by global warming and urban heat islands. A growing number of studies …

Energy demand has been increasing worldwide and the building sector represents a large
percentage of global energy consumption. Therefore, promoting energy efficiency in …

The number of hot days is increasing in many parts of the world because of the heat island
phenomenon and global climate change. High air temperature greatly affects human …

Near-field pollutant dispersion in the urban environment involves the interaction of a plume
and the flow field perturbed by building obstacles. In the past two decades, micro-scale …

Many previous studies have investigated the role of urban greening (especially trees) on
thermal comfort condition of open spaces while its influence in street canyons has, however …

This article deals with the state-of-the-art of experimental and numerical studies carried out
regarding air pollutant dispersion in urban environments. Since the simulation of the …

Cooling buildings in urban areas with hot-arid climate put huge loads on the energy system.
There is an increasing trend in urban energy studies to recognize the urban design …

The global trend towards urbanisation explains the growing interest in the study of the
modification of the urban climate due to the heat island effect and global warming, and its …

Wind energy continues to stand out as a more established and mature technology to offset a
large proportion of power. Efforts aimed at improving wind energy use to meet the energy …

The quality of outdoor space is becoming increasingly important with the growing rate of
urbanization. Visual, acoustic, and thermal balance degradation are all negative impacts …