Urban green space cooling effect in cities
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The results of the present study illustrate that the highest cooling effect distance and cooling effect intensity are for large urban parks with an area of more than 10 ha; however, in addition to the area, the natural elements and qualities of the urban green spaces, as well as climate characteristics, highly inform the urbanGreen space cooling effect.About:
This article is published in Heliyon.The article was published on 2019-04-01 and is currently open access. It has received 240 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Urban heat island.read more
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The Effects of Historical Housing Policies on Resident Exposure to Intra-Urban Heat: A Study of 108 US Urban Areas
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Urban green spaces for the social interaction, health and well-being of older people— An integrated view of urban ecosystem services and socio-environmental justice
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore older people's urban green space visitation patterns for the case of Berlin (Germany) and find that older people who have close social networks use urban parks more often than those who are more isolated in their daily lives.
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Overview of Existing Heat-Health Warning Systems in Europe.
Ana Casanueva,Ana Casanueva,Annkatrin Burgstall,Sven Kotlarski,Alessandro Messeri,Marco Morabito,Marco Morabito,Andreas D. Flouris,Lars Nybo,Christoph Spirig,Cornelia Schwierz +10 more
TL;DR: The aim of this study is to pave the way for future heat-health warning systems, such as the one currently under development in the framework of the Horizon 2020 HEAT-SHIELD project, based on the existing literature, web search (over the National Meteorological Services websites) and questionnaires.
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Influence of urban morphological characteristics on thermal environment
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Greenery as a mitigation and adaptation strategy to urban heat
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluate the potential of green infrastructure as a mitigation strategy, focusing on greenery on the ground (parks) and green vegetation on buildings (green roofs and green walls).
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