The cooling effect of blue-green space has been recognized as a promising approach to
mitigate the urban heat island (UHI), while the quantitative role (threshold-size for cooling) is …

Urban heat island (UHI) effect poses great challenges to urban environmental quality,
building energy consumption, and public health. Over decades, research efforts have been …

Abstract Buildings in cities consume 30–70% of total primary energy, and improving building
energy efficiency is one of the key strategies towards sustainable urbanization. Urban …

Observing the rapid urban expansions and numerous infrastructure developments in the
East-Asian context, many cities are suffering the urban heat island (UHI) effect and its …

Evidence of temperature moderation through green infrastructure has been largely
documented and quantified by literature; however, the critique of available methods and …

An increase in urban vegetation is an often proposed mitigation strategy to reduce urban
heat and improve outdoor thermal comfort (OTC). Vegetation can alter urban microclimate …

The population explosion continually witnessed in urban areas results in more impenetrable
surfaces like built structures and roads. Rapid urbanization increases air temperature and …

International concern to develop sustainably challenges us to act upon the inherent links
between our economy, society and environment, and is leading to increasing …

The exacerbated thermal environment in cities, with the urban heat island (UHI) effect as a
prominent example, has been the source of many adverse urban environmental issues …

This opinion paper discusses urban lawns, the most common part of open green spaces and
urban green infrastructures. It highlights both the ecosystem services and also disservices …