Environmental impacts of reflective materials: Is high albedo a 'silver bullet' for mitigating urban heat island?

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 47, Issue , 2015, Pages 830-843

  Yang, Jiachuan ^a   Wang, Zhi Hua ^a   Kaloush, Kamil E ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Building energy efficiency; Cool roofs; Reflective materials; Regional hydroclimate; Thermal comfort; Urban heat island mitigation; Urban sustainability

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SILVER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY; COOL ROOFS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; HYDROCLIMATES; LIVING ENVIRONMENT; REFLECTIVE MATERIALS; REGIONAL HYDROCLIMATE; URBAN HEAT ISLAND; URBAN HEAT ISLAND MITIGATION; URBAN SUSTAINABILITY;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

EID: 84926058911     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.03.092     Document Type: Review

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