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 …

The population explosion continually witnessed in urban areas results in more impenetrable
surfaces like built structures and roads. Rapid urbanization increases air temperature and …

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 …

Future urban planning requires context-specific integration of spatial design and
microclimate especially for tropical cities with extreme weather conditions. Thus, we propose …

The summers of 2022 and 2023 in the northern hemisphere have demonstrated that
extreme heat events are an urgent, real problem that cities must address (NOAA, 2023) …

People in outdoor areas suffer from more heat stress than indoors during warm seasons due
to the lack of shelters or cooling facilities. This problem is pressing with urban heat island …

Urbanization has caused multiple environmental grand challenges that impair urban
sustainability. Urban vegetation (UV), a mainstream nature-based solution (NBS), can …

As the largest hydroelectric project in the world, the Three Gorges Dam (TGD) is expected to
have significant environmental and ecological impacts on riparian vegetation in the Yangtze …

Improvement of outer spaces between residential buildings to increase social activities in a
hot arid climate has been subject to several studies but few of them focused on combination …

Comfortable, enjoyable outdoor spaces are critical to human health and well-being. The
emotional reactions induced by various combinations of visual landscapes and the role of …