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Showing 1 to 20 of 88 for “"Urban Heat Island"”.
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Designing out the urban heat island effect
… economic and environmental issues faced by urban places and the people living in them are an ever changing and ever more concerning set of problems. The urban heat island effect can have a detrimental effect on many aspects of an urban dweller's life, and as a key contributor to the …
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On the assessment of surface urban heat island
Inwiefern Städte unter den Megatrends der Urbanisierung und des Klimawandels nachhaltig gestaltet werden können, bleibt umstritten. Dies ist zum Teil auf unzureichende Kenntnisse der Mensch-Umwelt-Interaktionen zurückzuführen. Als die am vollständigsten dokumentierte anthropogene Klimamodifikation …
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Impact of pavements on the urban heat island
Globally, the rapid pace of urbanization has led to several environmental challenges since the time of the Industrial Revolution. Recently however, unhindered use and modification of natural materials and ecosystems and the resulting consequences have led to a renewed focus on sustainability. Among …
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AN INVESTIGATION OF REMOTELY SENSED URBAN HEAT ISLAND CLIMATOLOGY
… remotely sensed temperatures are widely used for urban heat island (UHI) studies. However, the abilities of satellite surface and atmospheric data to assess the climatology of UHI face many unknowns and challenges. This research addresses the problems and potential for satellite remotely sensed …
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The curious case of urban heat island : a systems analysis
This thesis provides insights into the urban heat island (UHI) effect using a model of the urban microclimate that integrates the urban geometry, anthropogenic heat emission and the rural weather condition. The study builds upon the Urban Weather Generator (UWG), a numerical simulation program …
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A Bio-inspired Solution to Mitigate Urban Heat Island Effects
… energy expenditure is attributable to buildings. Urbanization is intensifying these trends with tighter spatial interrelationships among buildings. This is escalating building energy consumption due to the mutual impact of buildings on each other and, as a result, exacerbating Urban Heat Island …
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Analysis of Urban Heat Island Intensity Through Air Mass Persistence
… of synoptic weather type research related to urban climate focuses on human health impacts; however, recent studies have begun to quantify urban heat island (UHI) magnitudes by weather type, or air mass classification. This study presents an analysis of UHI intensity through synoptic-scale air …
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Design-integrated Urban Heat Island analysis tool and workflow : development and application
The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect is a well-studied phenomenon broadly attributed to human activities that transform open terrain into cityscapes. Among global 21st-century concerns, projected trends in population growth, urbanization, and regional climate change could exacerbate the warming in …
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Resilient Ford's Landing: Stormwater Management, Urban Heat Island Mitigation, and Energy Production
… on three pivotal topics: stormwater management, urban heat island mitigation, and energy production. It strives to redefine Ford's Landing as a sustainable and resilient place by retrofitting, innovating, and tailoring solutions to the site as well as improving the quality of life for its …
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Urban physics : molecular approach to city texture analysis for controlling Urban Heat Island
Defined as intensification of urban air temperatures when compared to their rural surroundings common to cause negative externalities ranging from imperiling human health and comfort to amplifying energy costs and air pollution, Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect has been known to pose a severe burden …
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Internet of Things (IoT) application for hydrological measurements: measuring the Urban Heat Island effect
… data collection method for studying the Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE). Urban Heat Islands (UHIs) are localised and typically built-up areas, that experience significantly higher temperatures than the surrounding undeveloped areas. This temperature difference is primarily due to …
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Integrating urban heat island influences into statistically downscaled climate projections in the Truckee Meadows, Nevada
… energy budget. This effect is known as the urban heat island (UHI) and results in a decreased diurnal temperature range, increased urban water usage and cooling costs during the warm season and exacerbates public health problems associated with heat waves and air quality. An examination of …
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A multi-city analysis of the natural and human drivers of the urban heat island
… moving to cities, with a present day urban population of over 3.6 billion that is expected to nearly double by 2050. One of the key features of the urban environment is an increase in temperature relative to the surrounding rural areas, called the urban heat island, which can have …
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Surface Urban Heat Island Effect in Athens: A Comprehensive Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Patterns
Η παρούσα μελέτη εξετάζει πώς εκδηλώνεται η Επιφανειακή Αστική Θερμική Νησίδα (ΕΑΘΝ) στην ευρύτερη μητροπολιτική περιοχή της Αθήνας, εστιάζοντας τόσο στο ακραίο κύμα καύσωνα του Ιουλίου 2023 όσο και στις μακροχρόνιες μεταβολές της LST από το 2000 έως το 2025. Επιλέχθηκαν τέσσερις αστικές ζώνες ώστε …
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Spatial characteristics of the remotely-sensed surface urban heat island in Baton Rouge, LA: 1988-2003
Our understanding of urban effects on local climate remains unsatisfactory due to several difficulties: 1) the inherent complexity of the city-atmosphere system, 2) lack of a clear conceptual theoretical framework for inquiry, and 3) the high expense and enormous difficulties of acquiring a …
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Rising temperatures and expanding megacities : improving air quality in Mexico City through Urban Heat Island mitigation
… their air pollution reduction programs with Urban Heat Island (UHI) mitigation plans. Across the globe, cities experience a phenomenon called the UHI effect where urban areas are several degrees warmer than neighboring suburban or rural areas. A cycle of consuming more energy for cooling …
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Examining the Relationships Between Urban Heat Island Effect and the Spatial and Racial Dimensions of Inequality
… demonstrated strong correlations between high heat vulnerability, racial disparities, and public housing locations, emphasizing the influence of historical urban policies on cities today. These findings highlight the need for all three variables to be used in housing and heat inequality …
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Investigating changes of summer urban heat island in Kansas City from 2000 to 2023 with remote sensing
… These temperatures are exacerbated within urban areas where the materials comprising the urban landscape absorb more solar radiation and re-emit more longwave radiation, or heat. This excess temperature is visible in thermal imagery that is collected by satellites such as the MODIS and …
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Urban weather generator user interface development : towards a usable tool for integrating urban heat island effect within urban design process
Urban Weather Generator (UWG) is the urban design simulation tool that provides climate-specific advice for cityscape geometry and land use to assist the development of energy-efficient cities that are also thermally comfortable. The software enables urban designers to parametrically test built …
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