Topic · Environmental Engineering
Urban Heat Island Mitigation
Urban Heat Island Mitigation is a research topic within Environmental Engineering. Science Explorer counts 34k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the phenomenon of urban heat islands, the impact of urbanization and land-use change on climate, and various strategies to mitigate the heat island effect in urban environments. It covers topics such as green roofs, remote sensing of land surface temperature, urban climate modeling, and the role of vegetation in reducing urban heat. The papers also discuss the implications of urban heat islands on energy consumption, thermal comfort, and climate change.
- Urban Heat Island
- Green Roofs
- Land Surface Temperature
- Remote Sensing
- Urban Climate
- Thermal Comfort
- Energy Consumption
- Vegetation
- Cooling Strategies
- Climate Change
- Research works
- 34k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +41% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
China
49% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
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