Essays about: "Intra-Urban Heat Island"

Found 2 essays containing the words Intra-Urban Heat Island.

1. 1. Exploring Urban Land Cover Changes and the Effect on Nocturnal Air Temperature Dynamics in Helsingborg - A temperature modeling made with TAPM

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Amanda Bäck; [2023-10-09]
   Keywords : Nocturnal Air Temperature; Intra-Urban Heat Island; Land Cover Classification; Deep learning; The Air Pollution Model TAPM ; Land Cover Change;

   Abstract : In light of increasing global temperatures, urban areas face growing challenges related to heat stress. Alterations in land cover (LC) within cities contribute to changes in the intra-urban climate, predominantly driven by the replacement of vegetated surfaces with impermeable materials. READ MORE

3. 2. Addressing the urban heat island effect in Stockholm : An analysis of its presence and relation to land cover and urban planning

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Fanny Igergård; [2021]
   Keywords : urban heat islands; land surface temperature; land cover; urban planning; GIS; urbana värmeöar; yttemperatur; marktäcke; stadsplanering; GIS;

   Abstract : As urbanization and global warming increase, an increasing importance is set on that urban planning processes take the possible effects of urban heat islands into account. In order to provide local city planners with site specific knowledge of the current situation in Stockholm, this study has explored the intra-urban heat island effect in Stockholm municipality by identifying major problem areas as well as addressing the statistical relationship between temperature and factors relating to land cover and urban planning strategies. READ MORE