Urban forestry and cool roofs: Assessment of heat mitigation strategies in Phoenix residential neighborhoods

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 178-186

  Middel, Ariane ^a   Chhetri, Nalini ^a   Quay, Raymond ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Cool roofs; ENVI met; Heat mitigation; Trees and shade

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CANOPY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; DECISION MAKING; GREENSPACE; NEIGHBORHOOD; REMEDIATION; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; ROOF; TREE PLANTING; URBAN FORESTRY;

ARIZONA; PHOENIX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84940163065     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2014.09.010     Document Type: Article

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