This data article presents files supporting calculation for urban heat island (UHI) inclusion in building performance simulation (BPS). Methodology is used in the research article "From urban climate to energy consumption. Enhancing building performance simulation by including the urban heat island effect" (Palme et al., 2017) [1]. In this research, a Geographical Information System (GIS) study...

Background. Cryptotympana atrata and Hyalessa fuscata are the most abundant cicada species in the Korean Peninsula, where their population densities are higher in urban areas than in rural ones. The urban heat island (UHI) effect, wherein human activities cause urban areas to be significantly warmer than surrounding rural areas, may underlie this difference. We predicted a positive relationship...

The impacts of climate changes on cities, which are home to over half of the world's population, are already being felt. In many cases, the intensive speed with which urban centres have been growing means that little attention has been paid to the role played by climatic factors in maintaining quality of life. Among the negative consequences of rapid city growth is the expansion of the problems...

Vegetation coverage has a significant influence on the land surface temperature (LST) distribution. In the field of urban heat islands (UHIs) based on remote sensing, vegetation indexes are widely used to estimate the LST-vegetation relationship. However, little evaluation work has been done on the comparison of the relationship between different vegetation indexes and LST. A Landsat Thematic M...

This paper addresses the methodological concerns in quantifying urban heat island (UHI) intensity in Hong Kong SAR, China. Although the urban heat island in Hong Kong has been widely investigated, there is no consensus on the most appropriate fixed point meteorological sites to be used to calculate heat island intensity. This study utilized the Local Climate Zones landscape classification syste...

• Technical and practical inadequacy of the UHI concept critically reviewed. Proposed a novel system-based paradigm for re-conceptualized studies. Implications to urban planning policy making discussed. Past decades have seen drastically increasing research effort progress on study phenomenon heat island (UHI). Despite its simplicity, this convenient has promoted significant advances in scienti...

Near the Atacama Desert, Tacna city in Peru is among largest arid cities with constant urban development, thus understanding of surface thermal pattern needed. We propose a comprehensive study heat island phenomenon, objective (1) determining spatial and temporal variations islands (UHIs), period 1985 to 2020; (2) analyzing relationship between UHI influencing factors such as vegetation, area, ...

Abstract Several materials have the ability to absorb, accumulate and transmit solar radiation their surrounding environment. The thermal island effect micro-climate of urban areas are subject notable influence from composition within city’s crust. present investigation was carried out with aim assessing impact roofing pavement materials’ properties on reflection potential mitigate heat islands...