Analyzing the ENVI-met microclimate model's performance and assessing cool materials and urban vegetation applications–A review

S Tsoka, A Tsikaloudaki, T Theodosiou - Sustainable cities and society, 2018 - Elsevier
Increased urban air temperatures due to urbanization affect the buildings' energy
performance and the outdoor thermal comfort. Aiming on the establishment of adaption …

Local climate change and urban heat island mitigation techniques–the state of the art

H Akbari, C Cartalis, D Kolokotsa… - Journal of Civil …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Increase of the ambient air temperature in cities caused by the urban heat island
phenomenon has a seri-ous impact on the economic and social system of cities. to …

[HTML][HTML] Utilising green and bluespace to mitigate urban heat island intensity

KR Gunawardena, MJ Wells, T Kershaw - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
It has long been recognised that cities exhibit their own microclimate and are typically
warmer than the surrounding rural areas. This 'mesoscale'influence is known as the urban …

Urban heat island mitigation strategies: A state-of-the-art review on Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Hong Kong

A Aflaki, M Mirnezhad, A Ghaffarianhoseini… - Cities, 2017 - Elsevier
Observing the rapid urban expansions and numerous infrastructure developments in the
East-Asian context, many cities are suffering the urban heat island (UHI) effect and its …

A review of urban energy system models: Approaches, challenges and opportunities

J Keirstead, M Jennings, A Sivakumar - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2012 - Elsevier
Energy use in cities has attracted significant research in recent years. However such a broad
topic inevitably results in number of alternative interpretations of the problem domain and …

Attribution of mortality to the urban heat island during heatwaves in the West Midlands, UK

C Heaviside, S Vardoulakis, XM Cai - Environmental health, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect describes the phenomenon
whereby cities are generally warmer than surrounding rural areas. Traditionally, temperature …

Sha** cities for health: complexity and the planning of urban environments in the 21st century

Y Rydin, A Bleahu, M Davies, JD Dávila, S Friel… - The lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Executive summary The Healthy Cities movement has been in process for almost 30 years,
and the features needed to transform a city into a healthy one are becoming increasingly …

Urban Heat Island (UHI) mitigating strategies: A case-based comparative analysis

C O'Malley, P Piroozfar, ERP Farr, F Pomponi - Sustainable cities and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Urbanisation may have been shown to have no effect on climate change, but some
researchers suggest that cities are fully capable of responding to it. Urban Heat Islands …

Understanding policy and technology responses in mitigating urban heat islands: A literature review and directions for future research

K Degirmenci, KC Desouza, W Fieuw… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Policy and technology responses to increased temperatures in urban heat islands (UHIs)
are discussed in a variety of research; however, their interaction is overlooked and …

Energy demands of buildings in the framework of climate change: An investigation across Europe

V Ciancio, F Salata, S Falasca, G Curci, I Golasi… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Climate change is considered an important global threat, with a significant impact on the
energy performance, since buildings will be subjected to higher average outdoor …