Analyzing the ENVI-met microclimate model's performance and assessing cool materials and urban vegetation applications–A review

S Tsoka, A Tsikaloudaki, T Theodosiou - Sustainable cities and society, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Increased urban air temperatures due to urbanization affect the buildings' energy
performance and the outdoor thermal comfort. Aiming on the establishment of adaption …

A review of recent developments in the impact of environmental measures on urban heat island

P Rajagopal, RS Priya, R Senthil - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The global boom in urbanization and infrastructure, especially in develo** countries, has
resulted in the urban heat island (UHI). This recent review analyzes the current development …

A systematic review of the impact of green walls on urban comfort: temperature reduction and noise attenuation

V Oquendo-Di Cosola, F Olivieri… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Achieving sustainable urban development requires a reorientation in the planning,
management, and design of cities based on the use of cross-cutting solutions that can …

A review of green infrastructure research in Europe: Challenges and opportunities

A Chatzimentor, E Apostolopoulou… - Landscape and Urban …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Green Infrastructure (GI) is defined as a network of natural and semi-natural areas that is
strategically designed and managed to deliver a wide range of ecosystem services and to …

[HTML][HTML] Behaviour in public open spaces: A systematic review of studies with quantitative research methods

S Han, D Song, L Xu, Y Ye, S Yan, F Shi, Y Zhang… - Building and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Public open spaces are important assets that play a significant role in city lives, based on
which a great number of behaviour-based studies are being conducted. These studies often …

A review on the significance and perspective of the numerical simulations of outdoor thermal environment

CKC Lam, H Lee, SR Yang, S Park - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Computer simulation programs have been used since 2006 for analyzing outdoor human
thermal environments. This study reviewed 130 peer-reviewed papers published during …

[HTML][HTML] Outdoor thermal comfort: Analyzing the impact of urban configurations on the thermal performance of street canyons in the humid subtropical climate of …

N Abdollahzadeh, N Biloria - Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The quality of outdoor space is becoming increasingly important with the growing rate of
urbanization. Visual, acoustic, and thermal balance degradation are all negative impacts …

Using long short-term memory networks to predict energy consumption of air-conditioning systems

C Zhou, Z Fang, X Xu, X Zhang, Y Ding… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The prediction of energy consumption is important for the efficient operation of building air-
conditioning systems. Most predicted models are based on historical energy consumption …

Factors influencing resident and tourist outdoor thermal comfort: a comparative study in China's cold region

Y Tian, B Hong, Z Zhang, S Wu, T Yuan - Science of the Total Environment, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Thermal comfort and environmental health in scenic open spaces, a communication bridge
between tourists and their environment, are prerequisites for tourism activities. In this study …

Research trends on environmental, energy and vulnerability impacts of Urban Heat Islands: An overview

ME Gonzalez-Trevizo, KE Martinez-Torres… - Energy and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Scientific research on Urban heat islands (UHI) and urban. overheating has set new
challenges for societies regarding risk and vulnerabilities, energy demands and mitigation …