Study of the urban heat island (UHI) using remote sensing data/techniques: A systematic review
Urban Heat Islands (UHI) consist of the occurrence of higher temperatures in urbanized
areas when compared to rural areas. During the warmer seasons, this effect can lead to …
areas when compared to rural areas. During the warmer seasons, this effect can lead to …
[PDF][PDF] Urban heat island intensity: A literature review
Motivated by the international tendency to improve the urban microclimate, minimize
building energy consumption and improve air quality, this paper carries out a literature …
building energy consumption and improve air quality, this paper carries out a literature …
[HTML][HTML] The winter urban heat island: Impacts on cold-related mortality in a highly urbanized European region for present and future climate
Exposure to heat has a range of potential negative impacts on human health; hot weather
may exacerbate cardiovascular and respiratory illness or lead to heat stroke and death …
may exacerbate cardiovascular and respiratory illness or lead to heat stroke and death …
An investigation into future performance and overheating risks in Passivhaus dwellings
In response to UK government policy mandating the construction of 'zero carbon'homes by
2016 there have been significant changes in the way dwellings are being designed and …
2016 there have been significant changes in the way dwellings are being designed and …
Green infrastructure as an adaptation approach to tackling urban overheating in the Glasgow Clyde Valley Region, UK
R Emmanuel, A Loconsole - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2015 - Elsevier
Although urban growth in the city of Glasgow, UK, has subsided, urban morphology
continues to generate local heat islands. We present a relatively less data-intense method to …
continues to generate local heat islands. We present a relatively less data-intense method to …
Including the urban heat island in spatial heat health risk assessment strategies: a case study for Birmingham, UK
Background Heatwaves present a significant health risk and the hazard is likely to escalate
with the increased future temperatures presently predicted by climate change models. The …
with the increased future temperatures presently predicted by climate change models. The …
Urban heat island and its impact on climate change resilience in a shrinking city: The case of Glasgow, UK
Given its long urban history of growth and decline, Glasgow, UK, provides a historically
significant opportunity to study the local climatic changes brought about by urban variables …
significant opportunity to study the local climatic changes brought about by urban variables …
The Leeds urban heat island and its implications for energy use and thermal comfort
J Parker - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban heat islands are evident throughout the world and may become more problematic in
temperate climates as global warming continues. This paper characterizes the urban heat …
temperate climates as global warming continues. This paper characterizes the urban heat …
Using UK climate change projections to adapt existing English homes for a warming climate
This paper uses probabilistic climate change data from the UK Climate Change Projections
2009 to define extreme climate change in order to model the effect of future temperature …
2009 to define extreme climate change in order to model the effect of future temperature …
MODIS-based climatology of the Surface Urban Heat Island at country scale (Romania)
This article provides the first country-scale climatology of the Surface Urban Heat Island
(SUHI) investigated across the cities with more than 30,000 inhabitants from Romania using …
(SUHI) investigated across the cities with more than 30,000 inhabitants from Romania using …