Co-occurrence of urban heat and the COVID-19: Impacts, drivers, methods, and implications for the post-pandemic era

W Wang, BJ He - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Cities, the main place of human settlements, are under various mega challenges such as
climate change, population increase, economic growth, urbanization, and pandemic …

Impact of COVID-19 induced lockdown on land surface temperature, aerosol, and urban heat in Europe and North America

BR Parida, S Bar, D Kaskaoutis, AC Pandey… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The outbreak of SARS CoV-2 (COVID-19) has posed a serious threat to human beings,
society, and economic activities all over the world. Worldwide rigorous containment …

Urban heat islands significantly reduced by COVID‐19 lockdown

Z Liu, J Lai, W Zhan, B Bechtel, J Voogt… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The significant reduction in human activities during COVID‐19 lockdown is anticipated to
substantially influence urban climates, especially urban heat islands (UHIs). However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Surface urban heat island effect and its driving factors for all the cities in China: Based on a new batch processing method

W Zhang, Y Li, C Zheng, Y Zhu - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
The urban heat island (UHI) effect has become a hot topic worldwide because of the double
stress of global climate change and rapid urbanization. However, the deficiencies of existing …

A review about COVID-19 in the MENA region: environmental concerns and machine learning applications

H Meskher, SB Belhaouari, AK Thakur… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has delayed global economic growth, which
has affected the economic life globally. On the one hand, numerous elements in the …

Changes in air pollution, land surface temperature, and urban heat islands during the COVID-19 lockdown in three Chinese urban agglomerations

Z Feng, X Wang, J Yuan, Y Zhang, M Yu - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
COVID-19 has notably impacted the world economy and human activities. However, the
strict urban lockdown policies implemented in various countries appear to have positively …

Assessment of air pollution at Greater Cairo in relation to the spatial variability of surface urban heat island

M Hereher, R Eissa, A Alqasemi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Greater Cairo, Egypt, which lies in the apex of the Nile Delta, is one of the most
populated regions in the world. Air pollution is a profound environmental issue prevailing in …

Urban heat island and thermal comfort of Esfahan City (Iran) during COVID-19 lockdown

G Roshan, R Sarli, JM Fitchett - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Urban Heat Island (UHI), driven in part by urban green space transformation,
and resulting in bioclimatic stress, is one of the major environmental problems facing cities …

Environmental spatial heterogeneity of the impacts of COVID-19 on the top-20 metropolitan cities of Asia-Pacific

G Ali, S Abbas, FM Qamer, SM Irteza - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
This study investigated the environmental spatial heterogeneity of novel coronavirus (COVID-
19) and spatial and temporal changes among the top-20 metropolitan cities of the Asia …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the impacts of COVID-19 lockdown on air quality, surface Urban Heat Island, air temperature and lighting energy consumption in City of …

E Jamei, Y Jamei, M Seyedmahmoudian, B Horan… - Energy Strategy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has threatened city economies and residents' public health and
quality of life. Similar to most cities, Melbourne imposed extreme preventive lockdown …