Sustainable City Planning: A Data-Driven Approach for Mitigating Urban Heat
Urban areas are expected to triple by 2030 in order to accommodate 60% of the global population. Anthropogenic landscape modifications expand coverage of impervious surfaces inducing the urban heat island (UHI) effect, a critical twenty first century challenge associated with increased economic expe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Built Environment |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2020.519599/full |