Urban heat islands (UHI) in a city tend to vary with changes in time and space. To effectively
cope with the accelerating intensity of UHI due to global warming and the resulting damage …

Context Cities have elevated temperatures compared to rural areas, a phenomenon known
as the “urban heat island”. Higher temperatures increase the risk of heat-related mortality …

In the last decades, 3D city models appear to have been predominantly used for
visualisation; however, today they are being increasingly employed in a number of domains …

Although it is widely known that quality of street space plays a vital role in promoting urban
vibrancy, there is still no consensus on how to quantitatively measure it for a large scale …

Increasing awareness of the urban heat island (UHI) effect has raised attention about the
outdoor thermal comfort in cities worldwide. Several studies in the last decades have …

Hong Kong suffers from an intense urban heat island (UHI) effect of up to 4° C as a result of
compact urban form and highly urbanized land cover. Enhancing the cooling efficiency of …

Abstract The World Urban Database and Access Portal Tools (WUDAPT) project has grown
out of the need for better information on the form and function of cities globally. Cities are …

This paper focuses on the benefits on the local microclimate and the building energy saving
resulting from green roof retrofits. The research investigates a case study located in a …

Shade provision by street trees during the hot summer months is a primary factor for the
thermal comfort of people in urban areas. In this study we present a novel method to …

Urbanization is a global problem with emergent properties. The difference in temperature
between urban and rural surfaces is one such property that affects health, energy …