Urban impervious surfaces convert precipitation to stormwater runoff, which causes water
quality and quantity problems. While traditional stormwater management has relied on gray …

The number of hot days is increasing in many parts of the world because of the heat island
phenomenon and global climate change. High air temperature greatly affects human …

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 …

Climate warming disproportionately impacts countries in the Global South by increasing
extreme heat exposure. However, geographic disparities in adaptation capacity are unclear …

Urban greenspace has significant cooling effects on urban heat. Recent studies
investigating the effects of spatial configuration of greenspace show significant, but …

Warming associated with urban development will be exacerbated in future years by
temperature increases due to climate change. The strategic implementation of urban green …

Urban green infrastructure can help cities adapt to climate change. Spatial planning can
play an important role in utilizing green infrastructure for adaptation. Yet climate change …

Urbanization is transforming human society in many ways. Besides all the obvious benefits,
it also brings negative impacts such as the well-documented urban heat island (UHI) effect …

Urban green space is purported to offset greenhouse‐gas (GHG) emissions, remove air and
water pollutants, cool local climate, and improve public health. To use these services …

The expansion of an urban tree canopy is a commonly proposed nature-based solution to
combat excess urban heat. The influence trees have on urban climates via shading is driven …