Urban areas are often warmer than rural due to the phenomenon known as “urban heat island” (UHI) effect, which can cause discomfort for those engaging in outdoor activities and have a disproportionate impact on low-income communities, people of color, elderly. The intensity UHI effect is influenced by variety factors, including urban morphology, vary from one area another. To investigate relati...

This study was focused on the metropolitan area of Florence in Tuscany (Italy) with aim mapping and evaluating thermal summer diurnal hot- cool-spots relation to features greening, urban surfaces, city morphology. The work driven by Landsat 8 land surface temperature (LST) data related 2015–2019 daytime periods. Hot-spot analysis performed adopting Getis-Ord Gi* spatial statistics applied mean ...

Urban form plays a critical role in shaping the spatial differentiation of land surface temperature (LST). However, limited research has investigated underlying driving forces and interactions multidimensional urban form, specifically considering two-dimensional (2D) use three-dimensional (3D) buildings, on LST. Furthermore, their multi-scale outcomes remain unclear. Taking main area Wuhan City...

Alien plant species invasion depends on biotic and abiotic conditions that can represent environmental barriers as compared to their native range conditions. Specifically, little is known about how alien distribute along the urban-to-rural gradients based climatic conditions, these could influence intraspecific trait variation. We studied distribution of eight woody from contrasted climates in ...

The planning techniques and strategies for optimizing the urban wind heat environment are important means cities to adapt climate change at source. This study used Shenzhen, a sub-tropical megacity in southern China, as an example evaluating environment, island intensity, form, then analyzing relationships between them. results revealed high-quality area located southeast of Shenzhen that can p...

Heat island cooling strategies (HICSs) are used to mitigate urban heat phenomena and adapt climate change as proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), World Health Organization (WHO). This study investigated reduction assessed effect of HICSs under various temporal spatial conditions in areas. The area was Mugye-dong South Kore...

Traditional alleys in China are mostly characterized by dense population, poor infrastructure, and narrow streets. The general renewal approaches of traditional paid more attention to the physical space while they lack consideration for thermal comfort residents, which often results declines rational design vitality community. This research takes Da Long Wang Xiang historical district Zhenjiang...

In the city of Erzurum, located in a cold climate region, it is important for pedestrian walkways and parks to be usable all year round. Haydar Aliyev Street, on city's new development axis, serves as both route park. Meteorological data was collected hourly throughout 2021 using Vantage Pro 2 Plus device installed at height 1.5 m study area. The scenarios were analyzed ENVI-met BIO+ Science So...

The Waterfront trail is a crucial outdoor activity area for urban residents, but the increasing high temperature in summer has negatively affected quality of activities. To address this issue, article examines relationship between spatial form waterfront trails and thermal comfort, using West Lake Hangzhou as an example. Seven spaces were selected study, six structure parameters three climatic ...