A comprehensive systematic review: Impact of Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) on Land Surface Temperatures (LST) and outdoor thermal comfort

S Patel, M Indraganti, RN Jawarneh - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Globally, urbanization-driven changes in Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) jeopardize
Land Surface Temperatures (LSTs) and the outdoor thermal comfort of urban residents …

The use of local climate zones in the urban environment: A systematic review of data sources, methods, and themes

A Aslam, IA Rana - Urban Climate, 2022 - Elsevier
The concept of local climate zones (LCZ) has emerged to identify the nature of urban
climate, air quality, and temperature at local levels. Thus, this study reviews the literature on …

Computational Fluid Dynamics for urban physics: Importance, scales, possibilities, limitations and ten tips and tricks towards accurate and reliable simulations

B Blocken - Building and Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
Urban physics is the science and engineering of physical processes in urban areas. It
basically refers to the transfer of heat and mass in the outdoor and indoor urban …

Understanding land surface temperature impact factors based on local climate zones

J Yang, J Ren, D Sun, X **ao, JC **a, C **… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The local climate zone (LCZ) and land surface temperature (LST) have gained considerable
attention as urbanization continues to increase. However, the study of LSTs lacks a regional …

[HTML][HTML] Surface urban heat island intensity in five major cities of Bangladesh: Patterns, drivers and trends

A Dewan, G Kiselev, D Botje, GI Mahmud… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
There is currently a lack of knowledge regarding the spatiotemporal variation of day and
night surface urban heat island intensity (SUHII) in the major cities of Bangladesh. These …

Urban Heat Island Studies with emphasis on urban pavements: A review

CM Nwakaire, CC Onn, SP Yap, CW Yuen… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Increase in urban population across the globe has resulted in drastic rise in anthropogenic
activities and urban surface modifications. These contribute to the hike of urban temperature …

Analyses of land surface temperature (LST) variability among local climate zones (LCZs) comparing Landsat-8 and ENVI-met model data

MU Cilek, A Cilek - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
The acceleration of urbanization has caused the urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon
because it has changed the built and natural structure. In recent years, the common concept …

CFD simulation and validation of urban microclimate: A case study for Bergpolder Zuid, Rotterdam

Y Toparlar, B Blocken, P Vos, GJF Van Heijst… - Building and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Considering climate change and the rapid trend towards urbanization, the analysis of urban
microclimate is gaining importance. The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect and summer-time …

CFD simulation of urban microclimate: Validation using high-resolution field measurements

N Antoniou, H Montazeri, M Neophytou… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Heat stress in urban areas can have detrimental effects on human health, comfort and
productivity. In order to mitigate heat stress, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) …

Urban Heat Island (UHI) mitigating strategies: A case-based comparative analysis

C O'Malley, P Piroozfar, ERP Farr, F Pomponi - Sustainable cities and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Urbanisation may have been shown to have no effect on climate change, but some
researchers suggest that cities are fully capable of responding to it. Urban Heat Islands …