...Funda Baş Bütüner; Aysem Berrin Cakmakli; Ahmet Can Karakadilar; Esra Deniz Purpose This article explores the impacts of the changing land-use on urban heat island (UHI) in an urban transformation zone in Ankara (Türkiye). Identifying a characteristic rural landscape until the 1950s, the study...

... of development results in the incidence of Urban Heat Island (UHI). Numerous researchers have undertaken many approaches when it comes to the efficiency of green roofs. Several indices or variables come to play when deciding on the approach; however, the challenge is the type of green roof to be employed...

...Shizhen Wang; Huanchun Huang; Cui Hao; Lei Cao; Ting Liu Green space is one of the main measures to alleviate urban heat islands (UHI). The transformation mechanism of daytime and nighttime scale sensitivity of vegetation coverage to reduce the UHI effect in a daily cycle has been unclear...

... health risk epidemiological model for London is discussed. Such a tool would help health policy makers to target the most vulnerable building types and areas. K e y w o r d s : Climate Change, Urban Heat Island, Domestic, Overheating, Health Risk. open house international Vol 35, No.2, June 2010 London...