On the linkage between urban heat island and urban pollution island: Three-decade literature review towards a conceptual framework

G Ulpiani - Science of the total environment, 2021 - Elsevier
With the doubling of urban population within the next two decades and the disproportionate
growth of megacities, it is critical to explore the synergism between urban heat and pollution …

Recent progress on urban overheating and heat island research. Integrated assessment of the energy, environmental, vulnerability and health impact. Synergies with …

M Santamouris - Energy and Buildings, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban overheating is documented for more than 400 major cities in the world. Numerous
experimental data show that the magnitude of the average temperature increase may …

Planning of urban green spaces: An ecological perspective on human benefits

T Semeraro, A Scarano, R Buccolieri, A Santino… - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the context of urban land-use growth and the consequent impacts on the environment,
green spaces provide ecosystem services for human health. The ecosystem services …

On the impact of urban heat island and global warming on the power demand and electricity consumption of buildings—A review

M Santamouris, C Cartalis, A Synnefa, D Kolokotsa - Energy and buildings, 2015 - Elsevier
Urban heat island and global warming increase significantly the ambient temperature.
Higher temperatures have a serious impact on the electricity consumption of the building …

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 …

Passive and active cooling for the outdoor built environment–Analysis and assessment of the cooling potential of mitigation technologies using performance data from …

M Santamouris, L Ding, F Fiorito, P Oldfield, P Osmond… - Solar Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Local and global climate change increases the ambient temperature of cities by several
degrees with important consequences on energy consumption, health and the economy …

State-of-the-art analysis of the environmental benefits of green roofs

U Berardi, AH GhaffarianHoseini, A GhaffarianHoseini - Applied energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Green roofs have been proposed for sustainable buildings in many countries with different
climatic conditions. A state-of-the-art review of green roofs emphasizing current …

Cooling the cities–a review of reflective and green roof mitigation technologies to fight heat island and improve comfort in urban environments

M Santamouris - Solar energy, 2014 - Elsevier
The temperature of cities continues to increase because of the heat island phenomenon and
the undeniable climatic change. The observed high ambient temperatures intensify the …

On the energy impact of urban heat island and global warming on buildings

M Santamouris - Energy and buildings, 2014 - Elsevier
Urban heat island and global warming increase ambient temperature and modify the energy
budget of buildings. The magnitude of the modification has been evaluated in a large …

Using cool pavements as a mitigation strategy to fight urban heat island—A review of the actual developments

M Santamouris - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Heat island phenomenon rises the temperature of cities, increases the energy demand for
cooling and deteriorates comfort conditions in the urban environment. To counterbalance …