Land use regression (LUR) models are widely used in epidemiological and environmental
studies to estimate humans' exposure to air pollution within urban areas. However, the early …

Modifying urban morphology, defined as mass, density, and orientation of building stock in
cities, are well-known heat mitigation strategies addressing urban heat islands (UHI) at …

The morphological design of urban blocks greatly affects the outdoor environment.
Currently, performance-based urban and building design relies on a time-consuming …

Planting trees is considered to relieve the thermal load. However, trees may" pollute" the air
quality. Tree net effects should receive more attention, but only a few studies have …

Many studies have simplified the thermal buoyancy in urban areas as a uniform surface
heating effect. However, a realistic scenario under solar shading conditions corresponds to …

Urban planning and design solutions affect urban ventilation conditions, thus mitigating the
effects of atmospheric pollution. However, these findings are not being implemented in the …

Numerous studies have demonstrated that the climate of cities and human settlements can
affect building performance and human comfort. Historically, ambient data were collected …

Outdoor thermal comfort (OTC) directly affects human behavior and building operations. It is
also a key factor in the achievement of smart living. When modeling OTC, existing studies …

This study investigated outdoor thermal comfort within 5× 5 idealized building arrays on five
consecutive days by conducting unsteady computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulations …

Cities are facing significant challenges due to low outdoor air quality. Hence, a growing
number of studies have been conducted to develop strategies for improving air quality. This …