Abstract Purpose of Review The Urban Heat Island (UHI) is a well-studied phenomenon,
whereby urban areas are generally warmer than surrounding suburban and rural areas. The …

South Asian cities are home to nearly 15% of the world's urban population. These cities are
experiencing rampant environmental deterioration, making them vulnerable to the impacts of …

Increasing land surface temperature (LST) is one of the major urban climatology problems
arising in urban development. In this paper, the impact of vegetation and built-up areas on …

Healthy ecosystems are the foundation of sustainable urbanization. While scientists have
long understood the ecological benefits of healthy landscapes, there is still limited …

Hydrologic models such as the Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) and the
Hydrologic Simulation Program-Fortran (HSPF) are widely used to evaluate the impacts of …

Change in river water temperature has important consequences for the environment and
people. This review provides a new perspective on the topic by evaluating changes in river …

Climate change and urbanization threaten streams and the biodiversity that rely upon them
worldwide. Emissions of greenhouse gases are causing air and sea surface temperatures to …

Urban heat island (UHI) has multiple negative impacts on cities from heat related morbidities
to excessive energy demands by buildings. Hence, better understanding of the contributing …

While urbanization-driven warming (urban heat island effect, UHI) has been extensively
studied and demonstrated for air temperature, UHI effects on water temperature of ponds are …

Urbanization tends to increase water temperatures in streams and rivers and is
hypothesized to be contributing to declines of many freshwater fishes. However, factors that …