An investigation into minimizing urban heat island (UHI) effects: A UK perspective

Energy Procedia

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 72-80

  O'Malley, Christopher ^a   Piroozfarb, Poorang A E ^b   Farr, Eric R P ^c   Gates, Jonathan ^b  

^a Ground Construction Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^c New School of Architecture and Design   (United States)

Author keywords

Mitigating strategies; Sustainable cities; Urban heat island effect; Urban resilience; Urban sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923428482     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.12.368     Document Type: Conference Paper

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