Energy use in cities has attracted significant research in recent years. However such a broad
topic inevitably results in number of alternative interpretations of the problem domain and …

High temperature in the city centers than its' surroundings known as the Urban Heat Island
(UHI) effect, which is causing discomfort to the urban dwellers in the summer time is gaining …

Urbanization is a global problem with emergent properties. The difference in temperature
between urban and rural surfaces is one such property that affects health, energy …

Determination of LULC (land use/land cover) changes in urban planning studies is very
important. However, LST (land surface temperature) and UHI (urban heat island) directly …

While temperature rises in urbanized area there is a growing concern among key decision-
makers and urban planners to actively incorporate Urban Heat Island (UHI)-related …

This study identifies causative factors of the urban heat island (UHI) and quantifies their
relative contributions to the daytime and nighttime UHI intensities using a mesoscale …

Medical and health researchers have shown that fatalities during heat waves are most
commonly due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, primarily from heat's negative …

The rapid development of urban megaregions has changed the regional thermal
environment by raising the land surface temperature (LST) in a continuous area. The …

Urban parks form the largest proportion of public green spaces contributing to both physical
and mental well-being of people living in urban areas. CO 2 sequestration capability of the …

Global climate change has intensified extreme climate events, such as torrential rain, heavy
snow, heatwaves, and droughts. Among all extreme disaster events, extreme heat might …