Urban heat island

Green to Grey: An Urban Heat Assessment of Kumasi, Ghana

C. Koranteng, B. Simons & D. Nyame-Tawiah · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2019

The current study assessed the city of Kumasi, Ghana to find out the extent of urban heat and the views of the populace about their climate. Both the subjective and objective approaches were utilized in the study. Secondary data from the Meteorological Survey Department in Kumasi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2019/v9i1230155

Comparative Vulnerability Assessment of Urban Heat Islands in Two Tropical Cities in Indonesia

Tumiar K. Manik & Syarifah Syaukat · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2017

Aims: To identify whether the urban heat island (UHI) phenomena occurs in Jakarta, a metropolitan city with business and industrial background, and Bandar Lampung, a growing city with agricultural background; to identify community vulnerability and adaptation to UHI impacts. Plac...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJECC/2017/33529

Integrating Weather Research and Forecasting Model, Noah Land Surface Model and Urban Canopy Model for Urban Heat Island Effect Assessment

K. I. Morris, A. Chan, S. Aekbal Salleh, M. C. G. Ooi, Y. A. Abakr, M. Y. Oozeer & M. Duda · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2015

Despite increased interest on the urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon, there are limited UHI studies on cities built using the green-city concept of Sir Ebenezer Howard [1]. The administrative capital of Malaysia, Putrajaya is one of such cities built using the green-city concept....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJECC/2015/14923