Satellite remote sensing of surface urban heat islands: Progress, challenges, and perspectives

D Zhou, J **ao, S Bonafoni, C Berger, K Deilami… - Remote Sensing, 2018 - mdpi.com
The surface urban heat island (SUHI), which represents the difference of land surface
temperature (LST) in urban relativity to neighboring non-urban surfaces, is usually …

Urban heat island effect: A systematic review of spatio-temporal factors, data, methods, and mitigation measures

K Deilami, M Kamruzzaman, Y Liu - International journal of applied earth …, 2018 - Elsevier
Despite research on urban heat island (UHI) effect has increased exponentially over the last
few decades, a systematic review of factors contributing to UHI effect has scarcely been …

Exploring the spatial heterogeneity of urban heat island effect and its relationship to block morphology with the geographically weighted regression model

Y Gao, J Zhao, L Han - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
An increasing number of studies in recent years have investigated the relationship between
urban morphology and the urban heat island (UHI) effect in the context of global climate …

Climate comfort depending on different altitudes and land use in the urban areas in Kahramanmaras City

M Cetin - Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2020 - Springer
Climate comfort based caused by geographical conditions has influenced human activities,
living standards, and even settlement forms from the early ages and continuous to so in our …

[HTML][HTML] A new method to quantify surface urban heat island intensity

H Li, Y Zhou, X Li, L Meng, X Wang, S Wu… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Reliable quantification of urban heat island (UHI) can contribute to the effective evaluation of
potential heat risk. Traditional methods for the quantification of UHI intensity (UHII) using …

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 …

Quantifying the cooling effect of urban green space: A case from urban parks in a tropical mega metropolitan area (India)

M Das, A Das, S Momin - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Green space (GS) plays a crucial role in reducing the urban heat island (UHI) effect and
helps in mitigating climate change. In Indian cities, GS are highly vulnerable due to rapid …

[HTML][HTML] A review on BIPV-induced temperature effects on urban heat islands

TS Elhabodi, S Yang, J Parker, S Khattak, BJ He… - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Urban Heat Islands (UHI) occur in and around cities, leading to warmer
temperatures than in surrounding rural areas. The UHI effect increases energy demand, air …

Assessing urban population vulnerability and environmental risks across an urban area during heatwaves–Implications for health protection

HL Macintyre, C Heaviside, J Taylor, R Picetti… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Heatwaves can lead to a range of adverse impacts including increased risk of illness and
mortality; the heatwave in August 2003 has been associated with~ 70,000 deaths across …

[HTML][HTML] Potential benefits of cool roofs in reducing heat-related mortality during heatwaves in a European city

HL Macintyre, C Heaviside - Environment international, 2019 - Elsevier
Hot weather can exacerbate health conditions such as cardiovascular and respiratory
diseases, and lead to heat stroke and death. In built up areas, temperatures are commonly …