Greenery as a mitigation and adaptation strategy to urban heat
The absence of vegetation in urban areas contributes to the establishment of the urban heat
island, markedly increasing thermal stress for residents, driving morbidity and mortality …
island, markedly increasing thermal stress for residents, driving morbidity and mortality …
Heat mitigation benefits of urban green and blue infrastructures: A systematic review of modeling techniques, validation and scenario simulation in ENVI-met V4
Urban green and blue infrastructures (GBI) are considered an effective tool for mitigating
urban heat stress and improving human thermal comfort. Many studies have investigated the …
urban heat stress and improving human thermal comfort. Many studies have investigated the …
A social-ecological-technological systems framework for urban ecosystem services
As rates of urbanization and climatic change soar, decision-makers are increasingly
challenged to provide innovative solutions that simultaneously address climate change …
challenged to provide innovative solutions that simultaneously address climate change …
The role of urban trees in reducing land surface temperatures in European cities
Urban trees influence temperatures in cities. However, their effectiveness at mitigating urban
heat in different climatic contexts and in comparison to treeless urban green spaces has not …
heat in different climatic contexts and in comparison to treeless urban green spaces has not …
Satellite‐based evidence highlights a considerable increase of urban tree cooling benefits from 2000 to 2015
Tree planting is a prevalent strategy to mitigate urban heat. Tree cooling efficiency (TCE),
defined as the temperature reduction for a 1% tree cover increase, plays an important role in …
defined as the temperature reduction for a 1% tree cover increase, plays an important role in …
Climate change and public health in California: A structured review of exposures, vulnerable populations, and adaptation measures
California faces several serious direct and indirect climate exposures that can adversely
affect public health, some of which are already occurring. The public health burden now and …
affect public health, some of which are already occurring. The public health burden now and …
Can we integrate ecological approaches to improve plant selection for green infrastructure?
Modern cities are dominated by impervious surfaces that absorb, store and release heat in
summer, create large volumes of runoff and provide limited biodiversity habitat and poor air …
summer, create large volumes of runoff and provide limited biodiversity habitat and poor air …
[HTML][HTML] Map** the urban forest in detail: From LiDAR point clouds to 3D tree models
M Münzinger, N Prechtel, M Behnisch - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2022 - Elsevier
Trees are an integral component of the urban environment and important for human well-
being, adaption measures to climate change and sustainable urban transformation …
being, adaption measures to climate change and sustainable urban transformation …
Effects of urban morphology on thermal comfort at the micro-scale
J Zhang, Z Li, D Hu - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban morphology has significant effects on local thermal comfort. To investigate the
correlation between thermal condition and urban spatial configuration, 24 typical scenarios …
correlation between thermal condition and urban spatial configuration, 24 typical scenarios …
Spatial and temporal changes of outdoor thermal stress: influence of urban land cover types
Green infrastructure (GI) has emerged as a feasible strategy for promoting adaptive
capacities of cities to climate change by alleviating urban heat island (UHI) and thus heat …
capacities of cities to climate change by alleviating urban heat island (UHI) and thus heat …