Essays about: "urban heat island"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 73 essays containing the words urban heat island.

  1. 11. Ecosystem Employment in Jakarta, Indonesia - Ecological Applications in Urban Design

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Holley Nicole Stringham; [2023]
    Keywords : ecosystem services; ecology; urban design; disaster management; climate change; urban resiliency; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Nature has a special knack for survival. After millennia of beating the odds against an inhospitable planet, many species have found clever ways to ensure self-preservation on an often inhospitable planet. By refining special skills and working alongside other members of the ecosystem, countless species have found a stable role in the landscape. READ MORE

  3. 12. Modelling façade temperature using meteorological data

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Erik Maesel; [2022-09-01]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Urbanization has increased drastically during the last century, and in 2007, the urban population exceeded that of the rural. Urban areas tend to be warmer than those of its surrounding due to the urban heat island effect (UHI) which can bring harmful effects to people living in urban areas. READ MORE

  4. 13. Grätzltransformation - Implementing the Superblock 2.0

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Katharina Deisting; [2022]
    Keywords : Superblock HumanScale Transformation TacticalUrbanism Climateadaptation ; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report published in 2021 shows that global warming and its consequences progress at a rapid rate. (Masson-Delmotte, V. et al. 2021, p. READ MORE

  5. 14. Strategier för svalare städer : så skapar vi svala platser i ett framtida varmare klimat

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Linnea Lindblad; Anna Sjöberg; [2022]
    Keywords : klimatanpassning; temperaturreglering; värmeöeffekt; klimatförändringar; skugga; värmebölja; grönska;

    Abstract : Klimatförändringarna till följd av den stigande temperaturen har de senaste åren blivit allt mer påtaglig, inte minst under värmeböljan sommaren 2018 som varade i nästan en hel månad och drabbade många platser runt om i Europa. Värmeböljor drabbar städer hårdare än landsbygd då städer genom sin uppbyggnad är extra sårbara för höga temperaturer på grund av den urbana värmeöeffekten. READ MORE

  6. 15. Desert garden techniques to ameliorate urban microclimates : an example of application in Granada, Spain

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Otto Lundberg; [2022]
    Keywords : climate change; Egyptian gardens; Persian gardens; Alhambra; urban heat island; desert gardens;

    Abstract : In this day and age we are faced with urban cores getting hotter, with the main drivers being climate change and the urban heat island effect. This gets even more complicated as the parts of Europe that have the largest need too cool down, i.e. the south, has the least amount of space available for interventions in the form of green space. READ MORE