Metropolitan area surface climate can vary on scales as * small a single city block. Urban microclimates are discrete regions in the urban canopy layer (UCL) where radiative and weather

This work started in 2001, with the focus on water transport below the urban surface, but literally changed direction and settled in the area of energy fluxes between the urban surface and the atmosphere. During my years as a PhD student, there have been several people who have supported my

Considering climate change and the rapid trend towards urbanization, the analysis of urban microclimate is gaining importance. The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect and summer-time heat waves can significantly affect urban microclimate with negative consequences for human mortality and morbidity

The present paper makes a literature review on the study of urban microclimate in hot-humid region of China, especially Guangzhou, including the theoretical and simulation studies, and experimental and testing studies. Key words: urban microclimate, hot-humid region, urban heat Island 1.

The research is financed by centre for Study of Built Environment in the Malay World (KALAM) In urban areas, water bodies have a positive effect upon microclimate of the surroundings with the relative cooling impact it has on evaporative procedure. Hence, evaporative cooling might be one

This paper introduces a new EU-funded research project ("PRECis- assessing the Potential for Renewable Energy in Cities") and summarises the findings of a recently completed project ("Project ZED- towards Zero Emission urban Development"). Project ZED demonstrated the potential

Abstract: Problems such as natural ventilation, pollutant dispersion, changes in wind environments, and urban heat is-lands are gaining increasing prominence in both public concern and research. In response, urban microclimate modelling researchers are continually striving to develop new strategies

The consequences of urban growth on the exposure, sensitivity but also as a driver of flooding are often underexposed. Yet, the rate of current urbanization is unprecedented and might increase future flood risk dramatically. To gain insight in this issue, a study on urban development has been

Abstract. Urbanisation is a long standing problem and phenomenon all around the world. It means more and more challenges for scientists. Remote sensing techniques with high spectral and spatial resolution open novel approaches which enable the analysis of vegetated and non-vegetated urban surfaces

to the application of numerical models have been conducted in order to understand and predict the interactions between the urban design, local microclimate and human comfort. Unfortunately, like in most other cases in which individual human decisions are involved, the relationship between the stimulating factors