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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Main Authors: Andrew MacLachlan, Eloise Biggs, Gareth Roberts, Bryan Boruff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Built Environment
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2020.519599/full