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Contents
Part I The Urban Heat Island: Evidence, Measures and Tools
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Forecasting Models for Urban Warming in Climate Change .............
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Joachim Fallmann, Stefan Emeis, Sven Wagner,
Christine Ketterer, Andreas Matzarakis, Ilona Krüzselyi,
Gabriella Zsebeházi, Mária Kovács, Tomáš Halenka,
Peter Huszár, Michal Belda, Rodica Tomozeiu,
and Lucio Botarelli
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Urban Heat Island Gold Standard and Urban Heat Island Atlas ...... 41
Györgyi Baranka, L. Bozó, Rok Ciglič, and Blaž Komac
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Methodologies for UHI Analysis ............................................................ 71
Ardeshir Mahdavi, Kristina Kiesel,
and Milena Vuckovic
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Relevance of Thermal Indices for
the Assessment of the Urban Heat Island ............................................. 93
Andreas Matzarakis, Letizia Martinelli,
and Christine Ketterer
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Decision Support Systems for Urban Planning .................................... 109
Davide Fava, Graziella Guaragno, and Claudia Dall’Olio
Part II Pilot Actions in European Cities
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UHI in the Metropolitan Cluster of Bologna-Modena:
Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies ................................................... 131
Stefano Zauli Sajani, Stefano Marchesi, Paolo Lauriola,
Rodica Tomozeiu, Lucio Botarelli, Giovanni Bonafè,
Graziella Guaragno, Federica Fiumi, Michele Zanelli,
Lodovico Gherardi, Marcello Capucci, Catia Rizzo,
and Filippo Bonazzi