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developed and tested, which proposed and tested a number of geometric (morphological) and semantic (material-related) variables of the urban environment. These
variables are hypothesized to influence UHI and the urban microclimate variance.
Currently, the suggest link is being explored and statistically analysed. This work is
expected to not only provide empirical data for the validation of numeric models,
but also to support the formulation of simplified approaches toward estimation of
mitigation measures effectiveness in view of UHI phenomena.
Acknowledgements This project was funded in part within the framework of the EU-Project
“Development and application of mitigation and adaptation strategies and measures for counteracting
the global Urban Heat Island phenomenon” (Central Europe Program, No 3CE292P3).
Open Access This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, duplication, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give
appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, a link is provided to the Creative
Commons license and any changes made are indicated.
The images or other third party material in this chapter are included in the work's Creative
Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if such material is not included
in the work's Creative Commons license and the respective action is not permitted by statutory
regulation, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to duplicate, adapt or
reproduce the material.
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Akbari, H., Pomerantz, M., & Taha, H. (2001). Cool surfaces and shade trees to reduce energy use
and improve air quality in urban areas. Solar Energy, 70(3), 295–310.
Alexandri, E. (2007). Green cities of tomorrow? Paper presented at the Sustainable Construction,
Materials and Practices, SB07, Portugal.
Ali-Toudert, F., & Mayer, H. (2006). Numerical study on the effects of aspect ratio and orientation
of an urban street canyon on outdoor thermal comfort in hot and dry climate. Buildings and
Environment, 41, 94–108.
Arnfeld, A. J. (2003). Two decades of urban cli-mate research: A review of turbulence, exchanges of
energy and water, and the urban heat island. International Journal of Climatology, 23(1), 1–26.
Blazejczyk, K., Bakowska, M., Wieclaw, M. (2006). Urban heat island in large and small cities.
Paper presented at the 6th international conference on urban climate, Göteborg, Sweden.
Burian, S., Suk Han, W., & Brown, M. J. (2005). Morphological analysis using 3D building databases: Oklahoma City. Oklahoma: Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Gaffin, S. R., Rosenzweig, C., Khanbilvardi, R., Parshall, L., Mahani, S., Glickman, H., Goldberg,
R., Blake, R., Slosberg, R. B., & Hillel, D. (2008). Variations in New York City’s urban heat
island strength over time and space. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 94, 1–11.
Glawischnig, S., Kiesel, K., Mahdavi, A. (2014, May). Feasibility analysis of open-government
data for the automated calculation of the micro-climatic attributes of urban units of observation in the city of Vienna. Paper presented at the 2nd ICAUD International Conference in
Architecture and Urban Design, Epoka University, Tirana, Albania.
A. Mahdavi et al.
developed and tested, which proposed and tested a number of geometric (morphological) and semantic (material-related) variables of the urban environment. These
variables are hypothesized to influence UHI and the urban microclimate variance.
Currently, the suggest link is being explored and statistically analysed. This work is
expected to not only provide empirical data for the validation of numeric models,
but also to support the formulation of simplified approaches toward estimation of
mitigation measures effectiveness in view of UHI phenomena.
Acknowledgements This project was funded in part within the framework of the EU-Project
“Development and application of mitigation and adaptation strategies and measures for counteracting
the global Urban Heat Island phenomenon” (Central Europe Program, No 3CE292P3).
Open Access This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, duplication, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give
appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, a link is provided to the Creative
Commons license and any changes made are indicated.
The images or other third party material in this chapter are included in the work's Creative
Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if such material is not included
in the work's Creative Commons license and the respective action is not permitted by statutory
regulation, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to duplicate, adapt or
reproduce the material.
References
Akbari, H. (2005). Energy saving potentials and air quality benefits of urban heat island mitigation. Berkeley: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Akbari, H., Pomerantz, M., & Taha, H. (2001). Cool surfaces and shade trees to reduce energy use
and improve air quality in urban areas. Solar Energy, 70(3), 295–310.
Alexandri, E. (2007). Green cities of tomorrow? Paper presented at the Sustainable Construction,
Materials and Practices, SB07, Portugal.
Ali-Toudert, F., & Mayer, H. (2006). Numerical study on the effects of aspect ratio and orientation
of an urban street canyon on outdoor thermal comfort in hot and dry climate. Buildings and
Environment, 41, 94–108.
Arnfeld, A. J. (2003). Two decades of urban cli-mate research: A review of turbulence, exchanges of
energy and water, and the urban heat island. International Journal of Climatology, 23(1), 1–26.
Blazejczyk, K., Bakowska, M., Wieclaw, M. (2006). Urban heat island in large and small cities.
Paper presented at the 6th international conference on urban climate, Göteborg, Sweden.
Burian, S., Suk Han, W., & Brown, M. J. (2005). Morphological analysis using 3D building databases: Oklahoma City. Oklahoma: Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Gaffin, S. R., Rosenzweig, C., Khanbilvardi, R., Parshall, L., Mahani, S., Glickman, H., Goldberg,
R., Blake, R., Slosberg, R. B., & Hillel, D. (2008). Variations in New York City’s urban heat
island strength over time and space. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 94, 1–11.
Glawischnig, S., Kiesel, K., Mahdavi, A. (2014, May). Feasibility analysis of open-government
data for the automated calculation of the micro-climatic attributes of urban units of observation in the city of Vienna. Paper presented at the 2nd ICAUD International Conference in
Architecture and Urban Design, Epoka University, Tirana, Albania.
A. Mahdavi et al.