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2014 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

Cities for Smart Environmental and Energy Futures: Urban Heat Island Mitigation Techniques for Sustainable Cities

verfasst von : Konstantina Vasilakopoulou, Denia Kolokotsa, Mattheos Santamouris

Erschienen in: Cities for Smart Environmental and Energy Futures

Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Abstract

The most apparent impact of urban development on the environment is the rearrangement of its biophysical attributes. By altering the nature of the surface and generating large amounts of heat, urbanized areas modify the microclimate and air quality. The urban heat island phenomenon, which serves as a trap for atmospheric pollutants, deteriorates the quality of life and has a socio-economic impact in the urbanised areas, has been a research subject at least for the last 100 years.
Mitigation strategies have been proposed to alleviate the negative effects of the summertime urban heat. In particular these strategies take advantage of insights gained from study of the urban energy balance. Specifically, they seek to reduce the solar radiation absorbed by the surface or increase the latent heat flux away from the surface. The physical implementation of these strategies involves use of highly reflective (high albedo) roofing and paving materials, extensive planting of urban vegetation, shading etc. The aim of the present chapter is to provide the necessary knowledge concerning the recent developments in the urban heat mitigation techniques the state of the art as well as the future research prospects.

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Metadaten
Titel
Cities for Smart Environmental and Energy Futures: Urban Heat Island Mitigation Techniques for Sustainable Cities
verfasst von
Konstantina Vasilakopoulou
Denia Kolokotsa
Mattheos Santamouris
Copyright-Jahr
2014
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37661-0_12