Urban Heat Island mitigation using green roof approach

• Main Authors: Sohaili, J., Kar Yan, L., Muniyandi, S. K., Mohamad, S. S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2018
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/79758/1/JohanSohaili2018_UrbanHeatIslandMitigationusingGreenRoof.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/79758/; http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/jt.v80.10577

In urban environments, vegetation has largely been replaced by impervious and often dark surfaces. These conditions contribute to an Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. This phenomenon is demonstrated in many cities and produced effects such as higher atmospheric temperatures, intensive precipitation, e...