Tree species richness and diversity predicts the magnitude of urban heat island mitigation effects of greenspaces

Quantifying seasonal and diurnal contributions of urban landscapes to heat energy dynamics

(2020) Zhaowu Yu et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

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(2020) Andrew Speak et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

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(2020) DR Richards et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

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(2020) Gang Chen et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Using green to cool the grey: Modelling the cooling effect of green spaces with a high spatial resolution

(2020) Filipa Grilo et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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(2019) Carly D. Ziter et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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(2019) Mahyar Masoudi et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

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(2019) Charmaine K.W. Fung et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

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(2019) Kuanbiao Qiu et al.   Sustainable Cities and Society

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(2019) M. Santamouris   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

Impact of urban heat island on energy demand in buildings: Local climate zones in Nanjing

(2019) Xiaoshan Yang et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Role of geospatial technology in understanding urban green space of Kalaburagi city for sustainable planning

(2019) Sulochana Shekhar et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

How can urban blue-green space be planned for climate adaption in high-latitude cities? A seasonal perspective

(2019) Gaoyuan Yang et al.   Sustainable Cities and Society

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(2018) Patrick Schober et al.   ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA

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(2018) Mohammad A. Rahman et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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(2018) Laura Myrtiá Faní Stratópoulos et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

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(2018) Xinjun Wang et al.   Sustainability

Influence of evaporative cooling by urban forests on cooling demand in cities

(2018) Joseph L. Moss et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

How to cool hot-humid (Asian) cities with urban trees? An optimal landscape size perspective

(2018) Huiying Fan et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Assessing the urban heat island and its energy impact on residential buildings in Mediterranean climate: Barcelona case study

(2017) Agnese Salvati et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

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(2017) Sheri A. Shiflett et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Formation, features and controlling strategies of severe haze-fog pollutions in China

(2017) Hongbo Fu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Quantifying the cool island effects of urban green spaces using remote sensing Data

(2017) Hongyu Du et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

A micro-climatic study on cooling effect of an urban park in a hot and humid climate

(2017) Jun Lu et al.   Sustainable Cities and Society

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(2016) W.L Strong   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Quantifying the influences of various ecological factors on land surface temperature of urban forests

(2016) Yin Ren et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

The impact of greenspace size on the extent of local nocturnal air temperature cooling in London

(2016) Madalena Vaz Monteiro et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Assessment of solar radiation reduction from urban forests on buildings along highway corridors in Sydney

(2016) Mingzhu Wang et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

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(2016) Sirous Haashemi et al.   Remote Sensing

Calculating cooling extents of green parks using remote sensing: Method and test

(2015) Wenqi Lin et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

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(2015) A. Moser et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Planning the Green Walkable City: Conceptualizing Values and Conflicts for Urban Green Space Strategies in Stockholm

(2015) Hélène Littke   Sustainability

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(2015) Daniel Argüeso et al.   PLoS One

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(2014) Jennifer R. Wolch et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

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(2014) Gudina Legese Feyisa et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

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(2014) Chi-Ru Chang et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

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(2014) Katia Perini et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

A comparison of the growth and cooling effectiveness of five commonly planted urban tree species

(2014) M. A. Rahman et al.   URBAN ECOSYSTEMS

Evaluating the cooling effects of greening for improving the outdoor thermal environment at an institutional campus in the summer

(2013) Manat Srivanit et al.   BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

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(2013) Weiqi Zhou et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

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(2013) Zhe Zhang et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

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(2013) Lars Gamfeldt et al.   Nature Communications

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(2012) Ranhao Sun et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

How resilient is Quercus suber L. to cork harvesting? A review and identification of knowledge gaps

(2012) Graça Oliveira et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

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(2011) Bradley J. Cardinale et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

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(2011) Heather R. McCarthy et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Ecosystem services and urban heat riskscape moderation: water, green spaces, and social inequality in Phoenix, USA

(2011) G. Darrel Jenerette et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

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(2011) R. I. McDonald et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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(2011) Junxiang Li et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

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(2010) Emily B. Peters et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Quantifying the cool island intensity of urban parks using ASTER and IKONOS data

(2010) Xin Cao et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

A comparison of Mesua ferrea L. and Hura crepitans L. for shade creation and radiation modification in improving thermal comfort

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Urban greening to cool towns and cities: A systematic review of the empirical evidence

(2010) Diana E. Bowler et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Tree diversity, distribution, history and change in urban parks: studies in Bangalore, India

(2010) Harini Nagendra et al.   URBAN ECOSYSTEMS

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(2009) Sebastian Leuzinger et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Estimation of the relationship between vegetation patches and urban land surface temperature with remote sensing

(2009) Xiuying Zhang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REMOTE SENSING

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(2009) Alexander Buyantuyev et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

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(2008) George Luber et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

A review on the generation, determination and mitigation of Urban Heat Island

(2008) Ahmed Memon RIZWAN et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

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(2008) Weidong Liu et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY

Lowering the outdoor temperature in high-rise high-density residential developments of coastal Hong Kong: The vegetation influence

(2007) R. Giridharan et al.   BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT