Urban microclimate and its impact on built environment–a review

S Yang, LL Wang, T Stathopoulos, AM Marey - Building and Environment, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Increasing urbanization and population growth have brought attention to urban
microclimates in recent years. The study on urban microclimate and its impact on the built …

Urban heat mitigation by green and blue infrastructure: Drivers, effectiveness, and future needs

P Kumar, SE Debele, S Khalili, CH Halios, J Sahani… - The Innovation, 2024‏ - cell.com
The combination of urbanization and global warming leads to urban overheating and
compounds the frequency and intensity of extreme heat events due to climate change. Yet …

Urban wetlands: A review on ecological and cultural values

S Alikhani, P Nummi, A Ojala - Water, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Wetlands are a critical part of natural environments that offer a wide range of ecosystem
services. In urban areas, wetlands contribute to the livability of cities through improving the …

Perception, physiological and psychological impacts, adaptive awareness and knowledge, and climate justice under urban heat: A study in extremely hot-humid …

BJ He, D Zhao, X Dong, K **ong, C Feng, Q Qi… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Urban heat, the combined effect of heatwaves and urban heat islands (UHIs), is a severe
challenge for many cities around the world. While there have been numerous studies on …

Remote sensing for urban heat island research: Progress, current issues, and perspectives

PK Diem, CT Nguyen, NK Diem, NTH Diep… - Remote Sensing …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Urban Heat Island (UHI) research has acquired popularity in recent decades
because of increasing recognition of heat stress impacts on human health, environments …

Effects of blue space exposure in urban and natural environments on psychological and physiological responses: A within-subject experiment

J Yin, J Ramanpong, J Chang, CD Wu, PH Chao… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Contact with nature results in a wide range of benefits to human health. Most previous
studies have focused on the benefits of green spaces on human health, so evidence …

Quantifying the nonlinear relationship between block morphology and the surrounding thermal environment using random forest method

Y Gao, J Zhao, L Han - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Previous studies have extensively revealed the essential impact of urban morphology on the
local thermal environment, but the nonlinear relationship has not yet been fully understood …

Cooling hot cities: a systematic and critical review of the numerical modelling literature

ES Krayenhoff, AM Broadbent, L Zhao… - Environmental …, 2021‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Infrastructure-based heat reduction strategies can help cities adapt to high temperatures, but
simulations of their cooling potential yield widely varying predictions. We systematically …

Separate and combined effects of 3D building features and urban green space on land surface temperature

B Yuan, L Zhou, X Dang, D Sun, F Hu, H Mu - Journal of Environmental …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Deduction of urban green space (UGS) and the multidimensional growth of building have
exacerbated the urban heat island (UHI). Yet thorough investigations into how 3D building …

Exploring the diurnal variations of the driving factors affecting block-based LST in a “Furnace city” using ECOSTRESS thermal imaging

X Yao, X Zeng, Z Zhu, Y Lan, Y Shen, Q Liu… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Numerous studies have explored the spatial variations of land surface temperature (LST).
However, few have analyzed the diurnal variations of LST and its driving factors at the block …