Modeling microclimatic effects of trees and green roofs/façades in ENVI-met: Sensitivity tests and proposed model library

Z Liu, KY Cheng, T Sinsel, H Simon, CY Jim… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban green infrastructure furnishes one of the most effective ways to mitigate and adapt to
climate change and the consequent thermal environment deterioration. ENVI-met, a holistic …

Sustainable urban planning needs stronger interdisciplinarity and better co‐designing: How ecologists and climatologists can fully leverage climate monitoring data

H Audusseau, R Schmucki, S Croci… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Research has provided considerable evidence that temperature significantly influences
species biology. Its influence is so great that climate corridors have been proposed to assist …

Impacts of trees-grass area ratio on thermal environment, energy saving, and carbon benefits

C Xi, D Wang, SJ Cao - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization potentially increases the diversity of building morphological
characteristics (eg, heights), causing urban ecological environment problems, such as urban …

Assessing local climate change by spatiotemporal seasonal LST and six land indices, and their interrelationships with SUHI and hot–spot dynamics: a case study of …

MO Sarif, RD Gupta, Y Murayama - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
LST has been fluctuating more quickly, resulting in the degradation of the climate and
human life on a local–global scale. The main aim of this study is to examine SUHI formation …

Analyzing a representative neighborhood in coastal city: A study using the universal thermal climate index (UTCI) in Dalian

Y Su, S Li, Y Wang, Z Li, C Wang, Q Zhao, W Gao - Energy and Buildings, 2025 - Elsevier
Global climate change intensifies the impact of high-temperature disasters, particularly in
urban areas with diverse architectural designs that often fail to prioritize comfort. This …

Predicting Prayagraj's Urbanization Trajectory using CA-ANN Modelling: Population Pressures and Land Use Dynamics

MO Sarif, RD Gupta, A Sharifi - Journal of Environmental Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) dynamics provide a crucial role in the monitoring,
planning, and management of resources. They also offer valuable information for …

Multi-Objective Analysis of Visual, Thermal, and Energy Performance in Coordination with the Outdoor Thermal Environment of Productive Façades of Residential …

Y Wang, X Zhang, Y Zhang, H Zhang, B Xiong, X Shi - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Population growth and urban expansion have led to increased demand for buildings.
Optimizing the building façade design, using integrated photovoltaic (PV) shading and …

[HTML][HTML] The Evapotranspiration Characteristics and Evaporative Cooling Effects of Different Vegetation Types on an Intensive Green Roof: Dynamic Performance …

H Xu, H Chen, C Qian, J Li - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Previous research has demonstrated that the multiple environmental benefits of green roofs
are primarily associated with their evaporative cooling effect. However, current studies on …

The Annual Effect of Landscapes on the Indoor Thermal Environment in Residential Areas—A Case Study in Southern Hunan

J Li, B Zheng, X Chen, L Wang - Forests, 2024 - mdpi.com
Landscape elements are crucial to the quality of the built environment. Thermal comfort is
one of the important paths through which landscape elements affect the quality of the built …

Refined Definition of Level-of-Detail for Tree Models in Support of Microclimate Simulation

H Xu, CC Wang, X Shen, S Zlatanova… - Available at SSRN … - papers.ssrn.com
Urbanisation and global climate change are amplifying urban overheating, posing
challenges to livability, health outcomes, and energy consumption in built environment …