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The effect of facade materials and coatings on urban heat island mitigation and outdoor thermal comfort in hot semi-arid climate

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How Urban Morphology Relates to the Urban Heat Island Effect: A Multi-Indicator Study

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Experimental Assessment of the Reflection of Solar Radiation from Façades of Tall Buildings to the Pedestrian Level

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Assessing the potential of strategic green roof implementation for green infrastructure: Insights from Sumida ward, Tokyo

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Urban Air Pollution, Urban Heat Island and Human Health: A Review of the Literature

(2022) Awais Piracha et al.   Sustainability

Improvements, extensions, and validation of the Urban Weather Generator (UWG) for performance-oriented neighborhood planning

(2022) Genyu Xu et al.   Urban Climate

Comments about Urban Bioclimate Aspects for Consideration in Urban Climate and Planning Issues in the Era of Climate Change

(2021) Andreas Matzarakis   Atmosphere

Impacts of urban spatial layout and scale on local climate: A case study in Beijing

(2021) Yonghong Liu et al.   Sustainable Cities and Society

Application of retro-reflective materials in urban buildings: A comprehensive review

(2021) Jing Wang et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

Impact of reflective materials on urban canyon albedo, outdoor and indoor microclimates

(2021) Agnese Salvati et al.   BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

Role of pavement radiative and thermal properties in reducing excess heat in cities

(2021) Jyothis Anand et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Experimental investigation of the impact of urban fabric on canyon albedo using a 1:10 scaled physical model

(2021) Alkis Kotopouleas et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

Solar reflective pavements – a policy panacea to heat mitigation?

(2020) Ariane Middel et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Characteristics and main influence factors of heat waves in Beijing–Tianjin–Shijiazhuang cities of northern China in recent 50 years

(2020) Zuofang Zheng et al.   Atmospheric Science Letters

Outdoor thermal comfort assessment: A review on thermal comfort research in Australia

(2020) Salman Shooshtarian et al.   BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

Urban cooling: Which façade orientation has the most impact on a microclimate?

(2020) Mohammad Taleghani et al.   Sustainable Cities and Society

Assessment of urban surface and canopy cooling strategies in high-rise residential communities

(2020) Zongzhou Zhu et al.   JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

A rapid fine-scale approach to modelling urban bioclimatic conditions

(2020) Yannick Back et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Effectiveness of Cool Walls on Cooling Load and Urban Temperature in a Tropical Climate

(2019) Negin Nazarian et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

Climatic performance of urban textures: Analysis tools for a Mediterranean urban context

(2019) Agnese Salvati et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

Validation of UWG and ENVI-Met Models in an Abu Dhabi District, Based on Site Measurements

(2019) Lindita Bande et al.   Sustainability

Analysis of the cooling effects of higher albedo surfaces during heat waves coupling the Weather Research and Forecasting model with building energy models

(2019) Zahra Jandaghian et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

Understanding the relationship between urban blue infrastructure and land surface temperature

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

Influence of aspect ratio and orientation on large courtyard thermal conditions in the historical centre of Camagüey-Cuba

(2018) José Rodríguez-Algeciras et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Impact of urbanization-related land use land cover changes and urban morphology changes on the urban heat island phenomenon

(2018) Xuefan Zhou et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Systematic Comparison of the Influence of Cool Wall versus Cool Roof Adoption on Urban Climate in the Los Angeles Basin

(2018) Jiachen Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The influence of surface type on the absorbed radiation by a human under hot, dry conditions

(2017) A. W. Hardin et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY

The impact of urbanization and climate change on urban temperatures: a systematic review

(2017) Sarah Chapman et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Modeling the climate impacts of deploying solar reflective cool pavements in California cities

(2017) Arash Mohegh et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES

Spatial-temporal study on the effects of urban street configurations on human thermal comfort in the world heritage city of Camagüey-Cuba

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Effect of pavement thermal properties on mitigating urban heat islands: A multi-scale modeling case study in Phoenix

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An albedo based model for the calculation of pavement surface temperatures in permafrost regions

(2016) Simon Dumais et al.   COLD REGIONS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Simulating the effects of cool roof and PCM (phase change materials) based roof to mitigate UHI (urban heat island) in prominent US cities

(2016) Kibria K. Roman et al.   ENERGY

Experimental examination of solar reflectance of high-reflectance paint in Japan with natural and accelerated aging

(2016) Hideki Takebayashi et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

Micrometeorological simulations to predict the impacts of heat mitigation strategies on pedestrian thermal comfort in a Los Angeles neighborhood

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The Impact of Albedo Increase to Mitigate the Urban Heat Island in Terni (Italy) Using the WRF Model

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Quantification of thermal bioclimate for the management of urban design in Mediterranean climate of Barcelona, Spain

(2015) José Abel Rodríguez Algeciras et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY

Cool roofs in China: Policy review, building simulations, and proof-of-concept experiments

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The city and urban heat islands: A review of strategies to mitigate adverse effects

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

Global cooling updates: Reflective roofs and pavements

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A novel technique for the production of cool colored concrete tile and asphalt shingle roofing products

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