The influence of local background climate on the dominant factors and threshold-size of the cooling effect of urban parks

Where and how to cool? An idealized urban thermal security pattern model

(2020) Zhaowu Yu et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Critical review on the cooling effect of urban blue-green space: A threshold-size perspective

(2020) Zhaowu Yu et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

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

How to effectively mitigate urban heat island effect? A perspective of waterbody patch size threshold

(2020) Jian Peng et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

The effect of green spaces on the urban thermal environment during a hot-dry season: a case study of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

(2020) Michael C. Ekwe et al.   ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY

How to quantify the cooling effect of urban parks? Linking maximum and accumulation perspectives

(2020) Jian Peng et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Urban heat island impacts on building energy consumption: A review of approaches and findings

(2019) Xiaoma Li et al.   ENERGY

Multi-year comparison of the effects of spatial pattern of urban green spaces on urban land surface temperature

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

Estimating the effect of park proximity to the central of Melbourne city on Urban Heat Island (UHI) relative to Land Surface Temperature (LST)

(2019) Hayder Algretawee et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Understanding the relationship between urban blue infrastructure and land surface temperature

(2019) Caiyan Wu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Woody plants optimise stomatal behaviour relative to hydraulic risk

(2018) William R. L. Anderegg et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Seasonal contrast of the dominant factors for spatial distribution of land surface temperature in urban areas

(2018) Jian Peng et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Vertical air temperature gradients under the shade of two contrasting urban tree species during different types of summer days

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

Impact of urban park’s tree, grass and waterbody on microclimate in hot summer days: A case study of Olympic Park in Beijing, China

(2018) Majid Amani-Beni et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

Understanding the variability of urban heat islands from local background climate and urbanization

(2018) Ranhao Sun et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

Influence of urban form on the cooling effect of a small urban river

(2018) Chae Yeon Park et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

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

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

The urban heat island effect, its causes, and mitigation, with reference to the thermal properties of asphalt concrete

(2017) Abbas Mohajerani et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Effects of landscape composition and pattern on land surface temperature: An urban heat island study in the megacities of Southeast Asia

(2017) Ronald C. Estoque et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Utilising green and bluespace to mitigate urban heat island intensity

(2017) K.R. Gunawardena 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

Research on the cooling island effects of water body: A case study of Shanghai, China

(2016) Hongyu Du et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Evaluation of the health-risk reduction potential of countermeasures to urban heat islands

(2016) Oliver Buchin et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

Three decades of urban heat islands and mitigation technologies research

(2016) Hashem Akbari et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

The Bigger, the Better? The Influence of Urban Green Space Design on Cooling Effects for Residential Areas

(2016) Madhumitha Jaganmohan et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Contribution of trees and grasslands to the mitigation of human heat stress in a residential district of Freiburg, Southwest Germany

(2016) Hyunjung Lee et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

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

Influence of vegetation and building geometry on the spatial variations of air temperature and cooling rates in a high-latitude city

(2015) Janina Konarska et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY

Role of street trees in mitigating effects of heat and drought at highly sealed urban sites

(2015) Sten Gillner et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Planning for cooler cities: A framework to prioritise green infrastructure to mitigate high temperatures in urban landscapes

(2015) Briony A. Norton et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

How many metrics are required to identify the effects of the landscape pattern on land surface temperature?

(2014) Ailian Chen et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Land Surface Temperature Retrieval Methods From Landsat-8 Thermal Infrared Sensor Data

(2014) Juan C. Jimenez-Munoz et al.   IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters

Efficiency of parks in mitigating urban heat island effect: An example from Addis Ababa

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

Strong contributions of local background climate to urban heat islands

(2014) Lei Zhao et al.   NATURE

Land Surface Temperature Retrieval from Landsat 8 TIRS—Comparison between Radiative Transfer Equation-Based Method, Split Window Algorithm and Single Channel Method

(2014) Xiaolei Yu et al.   Remote Sensing

Refreshing the role of open water surfaces on mitigating the maximum urban heat island effect

(2013) G.J. Steeneveld et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Using cool pavements as a mitigation strategy to fight urban heat island—A review of the actual developments

(2013) M. Santamouris   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Local Climate Zones for Urban Temperature Studies

(2012) I. D. Stewart et al.   BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY

Cooling the cities – A review of reflective and green roof mitigation technologies to fight heat island and improve comfort in urban environments

(2012) M. Santamouris   SOLAR ENERGY

The effect of tree shade and grass on surface and globe temperatures in an urban area

(2012) D. Armson et al.   URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING

The cooling effect of green spaces as a contribution to the mitigation of urban heat: A case study in Lisbon

(2011) Sandra Oliveira et al.   BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

A study on the cooling effects of greening in a high-density city: An experience from Hong Kong

(2011) Edward Ng et al.   BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

Does spatial configuration matter? Understanding the effects of land cover pattern on land surface temperature in urban landscapes

(2011) Weiqi Zhou et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

How can urban water bodies be designed for climate adaptation?

(2011) Ranhao Sun et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

A comprehensive study of the impact of green roofs on building energy performance

(2011) Issa Jaffal et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

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

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

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 surface temperature in an urban environment

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

Urban heat islands and landscape heterogeneity: linking spatiotemporal variations in surface temperatures to land-cover and socioeconomic patterns

(2009) Alexander Buyantuyev et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY