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 …

A comprehensive investigation of surface ozone pollution in China, 2015–2019: Separating the contributions from meteorology and precursor emissions

S Mousavinezhad, Y Choi, A Pouyaei… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite the considerable reductions in primary and secondary air pollutants in China,
surface ozone levels have increased in recent years. We report a trend of 3.3±4.7 μg. m− 3 …

Intra-urban microclimate investigation in urban heat island through a novel mobile monitoring system

I Kousis, I Pigliautile, AL Pisello - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Monitoring microclimate variables within cities with high accuracy is an ongoing challenge
for a better urban resilience to climate change. Assessing the intra-urban characteristics of a …

[HTML][HTML] Increasing green infrastructure in cities: impact on ambient temperature, air quality and heat-related mortality and morbidity

M Santamouris, P Osmond - Buildings, 2020 - mdpi.com
Urban vegetation provides undeniable benefits to urban climate, health, thermal comfort and
environmental quality of cities and represents one of the most considered urban heat …

Effect of ambient ozone pollution on disease burden globally: A systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2019

W Hu, J Yang - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Exposure to ambient ozone pollution causes health loss and even death, and
both are the main risk factors for the disease burden worldwide. We comprehensively …

Numerical evaluation of enhanced green infrastructures for mitigating urban heat in a desert urban setting

A Mohammed, A Khan, M Santamouris - Building simulation, 2023 - Springer
The cities of desert climates are anticipated to recognize a synergy of urban heat island
(UHI) and severe heat waves during summertime. To improve the urban thermal …

Climate change will amplify the inequitable exposure to compound heatwave and ozone pollution

J Ban, K Lu, Q Wang, T Li - One Earth, 2022 - cell.com
Health risks associated with heatwaves and ozone pollution are projected to rise
significantly under the effects of climate change. Although the literature has considered the …

Understanding the impact of meteorology on ozone in 334 cities of China

C Hu, P Kang, DA Jaffe, C Li, X Zhang, K Wu… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
The daily variations of near-surface ozone (O 3), one of the major air pollutants in China,
depend on meteorological conditions. In this study, we analyzed the characteristics of O 3 …

Climate change penalty to ozone air quality: review of current understandings and knowledge gaps

TM Fu, H Tian - Current Pollution Reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Climate warming may bear a penalty on future ozone air quality,
even in the absence of changes in anthropogenic activities. This penalty has important …