ASSESSMENT OF VEGETATION COOLING EFFECT ON THE SURROUNDING THERMAL ENVIRONMENT IN BLOCK SCALES

The growing coverage of impervious surfaces within cities has resulted in a decrease in vegetation areas, which in turn has caused the temperature increase in urban region. It has proved that vegetation plays an important role in mitigating urban heat island (UHI) effects such that the city managers...

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Main Authors: Y. P. Liu, G. Y. Cai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-02-01
Series:The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Online Access:https://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XLII-3-W10/875/2020/isprs-archives-XLII-3-W10-875-2020.pdf