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An evidence-based review of impacts, strategies and tools to mitigate urban heat islands

climate change; climate effect; health risk; heat island; planning process; public health; strategic approach; urban climate; urban planning; city planning; climate change; diagnosis; heat; human; public health; systematic review; city; environmental health; heat; procedures; Cities; City Planning;...

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Main Authors: Filho W.L., Icaza L.E., Emanche V.O., Al-Amin A.Q.
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-230182023-05-29T14:37:27Z An evidence-based review of impacts, strategies and tools to mitigate urban heat islands Filho W.L. Icaza L.E. Emanche V.O. Al-Amin A.Q. 57210792153 57189075828 57200033560 23481119100 climate change; climate effect; health risk; heat island; planning process; public health; strategic approach; urban climate; urban planning; city planning; climate change; diagnosis; heat; human; public health; systematic review; city; environmental health; heat; procedures; Cities; City Planning; Environmental Health; Hot Temperature; Humans; Public Health The impacts of climate changes on cities, which are home to over half of the world�s population, are already being felt. In many cases, the intensive speed with which urban centres have been growing means that little attention has been paid to the role played by climatic factors in maintaining quality of life. Among the negative consequences of rapid city growth is the expansion of the problems posed by urban heat islands (UHIs), defined as areas in a city that are much warmer than other sites, especially in comparison with rural areas. This paper analyses the consistency of the UHI-related literature in three stages: first it outlines its characteristics and impacts in a wide variety of cities around the world, which poses pressures to public health in many different countries. Then it introduces strategies which may be employed in order to reduce its effects, and finally it analyses available tools to systematize the initial high level assessment of the phenomenon for multidisciplinary teams involved in the urban planning process. The analysis of literature on the characteristics, impacts, strategies and digital tools to assess on the UHI, reveals the wide variety of parameters, methods, tools and strategies analysed and suggested in the different studies, which does not always allow to compare or standardize the diagnosis or solutions. � 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Final 2023-05-29T06:37:27Z 2023-05-29T06:37:27Z 2017 Article 10.3390/ijerph14121600 2-s2.0-85038858409 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85038858409&doi=10.3390%2fijerph14121600&partnerID=40&md5=a4b8c4300ded5cde676045fc4bd1df05 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/23018 14 12 1600 All Open Access, Gold, Green MDPI Scopus
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description climate change; climate effect; health risk; heat island; planning process; public health; strategic approach; urban climate; urban planning; city planning; climate change; diagnosis; heat; human; public health; systematic review; city; environmental health; heat; procedures; Cities; City Planning; Environmental Health; Hot Temperature; Humans; Public Health
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Filho W.L.
Icaza L.E.
Emanche V.O.
Al-Amin A.Q.
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author Filho W.L.
Icaza L.E.
Emanche V.O.
Al-Amin A.Q.
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Icaza L.E.
Emanche V.O.
Al-Amin A.Q.
An evidence-based review of impacts, strategies and tools to mitigate urban heat islands
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title An evidence-based review of impacts, strategies and tools to mitigate urban heat islands
title_short An evidence-based review of impacts, strategies and tools to mitigate urban heat islands
title_full An evidence-based review of impacts, strategies and tools to mitigate urban heat islands
title_fullStr An evidence-based review of impacts, strategies and tools to mitigate urban heat islands
title_full_unstemmed An evidence-based review of impacts, strategies and tools to mitigate urban heat islands
title_sort evidence-based review of impacts, strategies and tools to mitigate urban heat islands
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