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Assessment of urban heat Islands in small- and mid-sized cities in Brazil
(2017-03-01)
Urban heat islands (UHIs) in large cities and different climatic regions have been thoroughly studied; however, their effects are becoming a common concern in smaller cities as well. We assessed UHIs in three tropical ...
Urban heat island analysis using the 'local climate zone' scheme in Presidente Prudente, Brazil
(Univ Alicante, 2018-01-01)
Although urban heat islands (UHIs) have been widely studied, a recent climate-based classification of urban and rural landscapes provides a new framework for UHI researchers. Based on the Local Climate Zone (LCZ) system, ...
Spatial modeling of an urban Brazilian heat island in a tropical continental climate
(2019-06-01)
Because climate aspects should be an important consideration when structuring urban spaces, this paper reports the results of combined field measurements and surface sensing data analyzed using statistical calculations. ...
Intensity of urban heat islands in tropical and temperate climates
(2017-12-01)
Nowadays, most of the Earth's population lives in urban areas. The replacement of vegetation by buildings and the general soil sealing, associated with human activity, lead to a rise in cities temperature, resulting in the ...
The role of urban green infrastructure in mitigating land surface temperature in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
(Springer Netherlands, 2018)
Monitoring the Climate Change Impacts of Urban Agriculture in Rosario, Argentina
(Koninklijke BDU, 2014-08)
As the world population in cities has surpassed that of rural areas, urban and periurban agricul-ture (UPA) can become an important strategy, not only to feed the people, but also to mitigate climate change. In the city ...
Urban climate in urban design: how land use patterns and building types influence the urban comfort
(Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Medellín, Facultad de Arquitectura, Departamento de Arquitectura y Medio Ambiente, 1999)
This paper will argue the importance of consider urban climate in the urban spatial quality, improving urban comfort in the public spaces. The main topics taken into consideration were the land use patterns and the building ...
Study of thermal comfort in the city of são paulo using ENVI-met model
(2012-12-01)
This study is aimed to analyze the thermal comfort in different areas in the city of São Paulo. Two different areas were selected, a densely built (Consolação district) and the other was Fontes do Ipiranga State Park (FISP), ...
FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET: REFLECTIONS ABOUT EXPERIENCING THE URBAN CLIMATE THROUGHT THE LABOR ROUTINE OF THE STREET SWEEPER(S) AT PRESIDENTE PRUDENTE - SP, BRAZIL
(Univ Estadual Paulista Julio Mesquita Filho, Fac Ciencias & Tecnologia, 2016-07-01)
This paper tries to understand the vulnerability relation that street sweepers undergo in their labor routines, emphasizing illnesses resulting from thermal discomfort and long expositions to the weather elements. Bibliographic ...
Urban water supply and the changes in the precipitation patterns in the metropolitan area of São Paulo – Brazil
(2018-05-01)
The Metropolitan Area of Sao Paulo presents today one of the most critical situations in Brazil with regard to ensuring sufficient water supply in quantity and quality to its population. Declining water resources coupled ...