The current climate change is responsible for the growth in number of extreme climatic
events like heat waves (HWs), which occur frequently with more intense effects. HW poses …

As an important part of urban ecosystems, trees can effectively alleviate the urban heat
island effect. Tree canopies cool and humidify through shading and evapotranspiration …

Urban microclimate prediction is crucial for various fields, including Building Performance
Simulation (BPS), outdoor thermal comfort, building life cycle, and residential health …

Climate change, rapid urbanisation, and ageing populations are reinforcing the need for
urban heat mitigation techniques. Pavement watering is one such technique, where …

Despite rapid urbanization and growing heat stress, comprehensive insights into the
association between urban form and environmental inequality are lacking. We study the …

Exploring the effect of building morphology on land surface temperature (LST) has received
surging attention. In this process, a fundamental precondition is selecting an appropriate …

Jakarta's environmental problems, the increasing temperature, and the intensifying urban
heat island effect (UHIE) add weight to the deteriorating quality of life in the city …

A concern was raised that the findings are unreliable because they contain
fabricated/falsified data and there are materials not authorized to publish. The editor …

In this study, a scheme was developed to quantitatively assess the effectiveness of
measures against hot outdoor environments under future climate conditions. In this scheme …

One of the climate problems caused by rapid urbanization is the urban heat island effect,
which directly threatens the human survival environment. In general, some land cover types …