05513nam 2201477z- 450 991034683580332120210212(CKB)4920000000095282(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/61746(oapen)doab61746(EXLCZ)99492000000009528220202102d2019 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierUrban Overheating - Progress on Mitigation Science and Engineering ApplicationsMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20191 online resource (350 p.)3-03897-636-9 The combination of global warming and urban sprawl is the origin of the most hazardous climate change effect detected at urban level: Urban Heat Island, representing the urban overheating respect to the countryside surrounding the city. This book includes 18 papers representing the state of the art of detection, assessment mitigation and adaption to urban overheating. Advanced methods, strategies and technologies are here analyzed including relevant issues as: the role of urban materials and fabrics on urban climate and their potential mitigation, the impact of greenery and vegetation to reduce urban temperatures and improve the thermal comfort, the role the urban geometry in the air temperature rise, the use of satellite and ground data to assess and quantify the urban overheating and develop mitigation solutions, calculation methods and application to predict and assess mitigation scenarios. The outcomes of the book are thus relevant for a wide multidisciplinary audience, including: environmental scientists and engineers, architect and urban planners, policy makers and students.Meteorology & climatologybicssc"cold spots""hot spots"ageingair and surface temperature measurementsair qualityair temperaturealbedoBeirutbuilding energy performancebuilding retrofitbuilding scalebuilt-up areacalculationclimatic perceptioncool facadescool materialscool pavementscool roofscool surfacescooling technologiescost-optimal analysisemissivityEMPIR 16NRM02empirical line methodenergy savingsenergy simulationENVI-metEurametfine-resolution meteorological modelinggenetic algorithmGISgreen areaheat healthheat stressland cover fractionland surface temperaturelifecycle analysislocal climate zoneluminance coefficientmaterial characterizationmeasurementmeteorological modelingmicro-climate simulationsmitigation measuresmitigation strategiesmobile temperature observationsMODIS downscalingmorphological indicatormulti-objective optimizationmultifractal analysismultiple linear regressionnon-constructible parcelsoffice buildingsopen scienceoutdoor thermal comfortoverheatingpark cool islandPhysiologically Equivalent Temperatureroad lightingroad surfaceshadingsky view factorsolar reflectancesolar reflectance indexspectral analysisspectral reflectancestructure functions analysissubtropical climatesummer heat stresssurface albedosurface cool island effectsustainabilitythermal comfortthermal emittanceurban areasurban climateurban climate archipelagourban climatologyurban coolingurban developmenturban energy balanceurban heat islandurban heat island indexurban heat mitigationurban microclimateurban morphologyurban open spaceurban overheatingurban remote sensingurban vegetationurban-climate archipelagourbanizationurbanized WRFWeather Research and Forecasting modelWeather Research and Forecasting model (WRF)WRF-ChemMeteorology & climatologySantamouris Matheosauth1296331Zinzi MicheleauthBOOK9910346835803321Urban Overheating - Progress on Mitigation Science and Engineering Applications3024009UNINA