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Serena Falasca, Annalisa Di Bernardino, Virgilio Ciancio, Gabriele Curci and Ferdinando Salata
The thermo-hygrometric sensation of pedestrians in outdoor environments can be quantified by means of bioclimatic indices. In this work, the Mediterranean Outdoor Thermal Comfort Index (MOCI) is applied in the city of Rome (Italy) for the purpose of inve...
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Mirela Cojocariu, Elena Liliana Chelariu and Ciprian Chiruta
The negative effects of urbanization such as urban overheating, pollution, high population density and so on are being experienced by city inhabitants more than ever, thus motivating a high number of researchers to find viable solutions to mitigate these...
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Bilal Aslam, Ahsen Maqsoom, Nauman Khalid, Fahim Ullah and Samad Sepasgozar
Global climate has been radically affected by the urbanization process in recent years. Karachi, Pakistan?s economic hub, is also showing signs of swift urbanization. Owing to the construction of infrastructure projects under the China-Pakistan Economic ...
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Michele Zinzi and Matheos Santamouris
Buildings and construction is the most important economic sector in the world after agriculture [...]
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Milena Vuckovic, Aida Maleki and Ardeshir Mahdavi
Numerous studies have shown that densely developed and populated urban areas experience significant anthropogenic heat flux and elevated concentrations of air pollutants and CO2, with consequences for human health, thermal comfort, and well-being. This m...
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Flavia Laureti, Letizia Martinelli and Alessandra Battisti
As urban overheating is increasing, there is a strong public interest towards mitigation strategies to enhance comfortable urban spaces, for their role in supporting urban metabolism and social life. The study presents an assessment of the existing therm...
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Noushig Kaloustian, David Aouad, Gabriele Battista and Michele Zinzi
The Urban Heat Island phenomenon and urban overheating are serious consequences of urbanization resulting in impacts on thermal comfort levels, heat stress and even mortality. This paper builds on previous findings on the topic of non-constructible parce...
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Thaleia Mavrakou, Anastasios Polydoros, Constantinos Cartalis and Mat Santamouris
Mitigation plans to counteract overheating in urban areas need to be based on a thorough knowledge of the state of the thermal environment, most importantly on the presence of areas which consistently demonstrate higher or lower urban land surface temper...
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Fabrizio Ascione, Nicola Bianco, Gerardo Maria Mauro, Davide Ferdinando Napolitano and Giuseppe Peter Vanoli
About 40% of global energy consumption is due to buildings. For this reason, many countries have established strict limits with regard to building energy performance. In fact, the minimization of energy consumption and related polluting emissions is unde...
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Doris Österreicher and Stefan Sattler
The waste heat generated from the use of air conditioning systems in cities significantly contributes to the urban heat island effect (UHI) during the summer months. Thus, one of the key measures to mitigate this effect is to limit the use of active cool...
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