[HTML][HTML] Impacts of climatic zones on urban heat island: Spatiotemporal variations, trends, and drivers in China from 2001–2020

X Geng, D Zhang, C Li, Y Yuan, Z Yu… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban heat island (UHI) adversely impacts the human-earth system. However, the impact of
climatic zones on UHI remains unclear. This study, therefore, aimed at investigating how …

[HTML][HTML] Natural-anthropogenic environment interactively causes the surface urban heat island intensity variations in global climate zones

Y Yuan, C Li, X Geng, Z Yu, Z Fan, X Wang - Environment international, 2022 - Elsevier
The inconstant climate change and rapid urbanization substantially disturb the global
thermal balance and induce severe urban heat island (UHI) effect, adversely impacting …

[HTML][HTML] The cooling capacity of urban vegetation and its driving force under extreme hot weather: A comparative study between dry-hot and humid-hot cities

Z Ren, C Wang, Y Guo, S Hong, P Zhang, Z Ma… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Extreme heat events in cities necessitate closer examination of urban vegetation'capacity to
mitigate extreme hot weather. However, the cooling capacity of vegetation (CCV) and its …

Comparing relationships between urban heat exposure, ecological structure, and socio-economic patterns in Beijing and New York City

J Wang, T McPhearson, W Zhou, EM Cook… - Landscape and Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heat stress is projected to intensify in the coming decades and through the 2 end of the 21st
Century (Coffel et al. 2018). Cities, where the majority of the 3 human population lives, are …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of urban greenspace on the urban thermal environment: A case study of Shenzhen, China

Y Bai, W Wang, M Liu, X Xiong, S Li - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Rapid urban expansion has significantly altered the urban surface energy balance,
consequently impacting the urban thermal environment. Urban greenspace (UG) plays a …

Urban vegetation cooling capacity was enhanced under rapid urbanization in China

C Wang, Z Ren, Y Du, Y Guo, P Zhang, G Wang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
The cooling capacity of urban vegetation, which forms “urban cooling islands”(UCI), can play
an important role in mitigating urban heat islands (UHI). However, the spatiotemporal …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of potential strategies to mitigate surface urban heat island: A comprehensive investigation using high-resolution thermal observations from an …

S Li, Y Zhu, H Wan, Q Xiao, M Teng, W Xu, X Qiu… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Widespread utilization of satellite infrared observations has revealed potential urban
morphology designs to mitigate surface urban heat island effect. However, studies towards …

[HTML][HTML] Fraction-dependent variations in cooling efficiency of urban trees across global cities

W Zhan, C Wang, S Wang, L Li, Y Ji, H Du… - ISPRS Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Investigating the relationship between cooling efficiency (CE) and tree cover percentage
(TCP) is critical for planning of green space within cities. However, the spatiotemporal …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the disparities in urban park accessibility from multiple demand perspectives: A case study in Beijing, China

J Qin, S Tong, Q Wang - Ecological Indicators, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Urban Park Green Space (UPGS) is an essential component of cities, with a wide
range of important services. There is a keener demand for green space in the process of …

Impact of vegetation coverage and configuration on urban temperatures: a comparative study of 31 provincial capital cities in China

C Wang, Z Ren, P Zhang, Y Guo, S Hong… - Journal of Forestry …, 2024 - Springer
Urban vegetation plays a crucial role in regulating temperatures and heat waves in urban
areas. However, the influence of vegetation coverage and its configuration on surface …