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 worsening urban heat island (UHI) effect poses a great challenge to the thermal comfort
of people outdoors. However, there has not been a summary of the mechanisms by which …

In recent decades, urbanization and the dramatic increase in urban populations have
exacerbated the urban heat island effect. At present, much attention has been paid to the …

The globe is at a crossroads in terms of the urban heat island effect, with rising surface
temperatures due to urbanization and an expanding built environment. This cause-and …

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

The inconstant climate change and rapid urbanization substantially disturb the global
thermal balance and induce severe urban heat island (UHI) effect, adversely impacting …

The continuous dynamic of surface urban heat island (SUHI) effect is highly needed in urban
climate studies. However, temporal variations of SUHI intensity (SUHII) have been …

The cities of arid and semi-arid regions have distinctive landscape patterns and large-scale
variations in soil moisture and vegetation cover which causes significant variations in land …

The dynamic change in land use/land cover (LULC) caused by rapid urbanization has
become a major concern in Lahore, causing a variety of socioeconomic and environmental …

The expansion of built-up area is the most noticeable form of urbanization-induced land
use/land cover (LULC) change. In the global cities of south, the urban sprawl is increasing …