The severity of urban heat islands (UHIs) is increasing due to global and urban climate
change. The damage caused by UHIs is also increasing. To establish a plan to improve the …

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 …

View factors for sky, trees, and buildings are three important parameters of the urban
outdoor environment that describe the geometrical relationship between different surfaces …

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 …

Future urban planning requires context-specific integration of spatial design and
microclimate especially for tropical cities with extreme weather conditions. Thus, we propose …

It is known that the urban environment amplifies the effects of climate change, sometimes
with disastrous consequences that put people at risk. These aspects can be affected by …

The importance of studying tropical urban climate was recognised by the World
Meteorological Organisation (WMO) as early as in 1981 but substantial improvements were …

Abstract Urban Heat Island (UHI) is one of the most serious difficulties that humans have
faced in the twenty-first century resulted due to urbanization and industrialization. The main …

A numerical study with a weather research and forecasting (WRF) model at 300-m resolution
shows that Singapore's canopy-layer UHI intensity has a strong diurnal cycle, peaking in …

The tendency for cities to be warmer than surrounding rural areas, known as the urban heat
island effect, has become a matter of increasing concern, particularly in regions with a hot …