Regulating the damaged thermostat of the cities - Status, impacts and mitigation challenges

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 91, Issue , 2015, Pages 43-56

  Santamouris, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic heat; Cool pavements; Cool roofs; Green roofs; Ground cooling; Impact of urban climate change; Urban greenery; Urban heat island; Urban mitigation techniques; Urban warming

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; PAVEMENTS; ROOFS;

ANTHROPOGENIC HEAT; COOL ROOFS; GREEN ROOF; MITIGATION TECHNIQUES; URBAN GREENERY; URBAN HEAT ISLAND; URBAN WARMING;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84922341486     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.01.027     Document Type: Review

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