Effects of Evapotranspiration on Mitigation of Urban Temperature by Vegetation and Urban Agriculture
The temperature difference between an urban space and surrounding non-urban space is called the urban heat island effect (UHI). Global terrestrial evapotranspiration (ET) can consume 1.4803×1023 joules (J) of energy annually, which is about 21.74% of the total available solar energy at the top of at...
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| author | Guo-yu QIU Hong-yong LI Qing-tao ZHANG Wan CHEN Xiao-jian LIANG Xiang-ze LI |
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| description | The temperature difference between an urban space and surrounding non-urban space is called the urban heat island effect (UHI). Global terrestrial evapotranspiration (ET) can consume 1.4803×1023 joules (J) of energy annually, which is about 21.74% of the total available solar energy at the top of atmosphere, whereas annual human energy use is 4.935×1020 J, about 0.33% of annual ET energy consumption. Vegetation ET has great potential to reduce urban and global temperatures. Our literature review suggests that vegetation and urban agricultural ET can reduce urban temperatures by 0.5 to 4.0°C. Green roofs (including urban agriculture) and water bodies have also been shown to be effective ways of reducing urban temperatures. The cooling effects on the ambient temperature and the roof surface temperature can be 0.24-4.0°C and 0.8-60.0°C, respectively. The temperature of a water body (including urban aquaculture) can be lower than the temperature of the surrounding built environment by between 2 and 6°C, and a water body with a 16 m2 surface area can cool up to 2 826 m3 of nearby space by 1°C. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that the increase of evapotranspiration in cities, derived from vegetation, urban agriculture, and water body, can effectively mitigate the effect of urban heat islands. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-056eaee4974a48a29f0bcdb5754db37e2022-12-21T18:56:45ZengElsevierJournal of Integrative Agriculture2095-31192013-08-0112813071315Effects of Evapotranspiration on Mitigation of Urban Temperature by Vegetation and Urban AgricultureGuo-yu QIU0Hong-yong LI1Qing-tao ZHANG2Wan CHEN3Xiao-jian LIANG4Xiang-ze LI5Correspondence QIU Guo-yu, Tel: +86-755-26033309; Key Laboratory for Urban Habitat Environmental Science and Technology, School of Environment and Energy, Shenzhen Graduate School, Peking University, Shenzhen 518055, P.R.ChinaKey Laboratory for Urban Habitat Environmental Science and Technology, School of Environment and Energy, Shenzhen Graduate School, Peking University, Shenzhen 518055, P.R.ChinaKey Laboratory for Urban Habitat Environmental Science and Technology, School of Environment and Energy, Shenzhen Graduate School, Peking University, Shenzhen 518055, P.R.ChinaKey Laboratory for Urban Habitat Environmental Science and Technology, School of Environment and Energy, Shenzhen Graduate School, Peking University, Shenzhen 518055, P.R.ChinaKey Laboratory for Urban Habitat Environmental Science and Technology, School of Environment and Energy, Shenzhen Graduate School, Peking University, Shenzhen 518055, P.R.ChinaKey Laboratory for Urban Habitat Environmental Science and Technology, School of Environment and Energy, Shenzhen Graduate School, Peking University, Shenzhen 518055, P.R.ChinaThe temperature difference between an urban space and surrounding non-urban space is called the urban heat island effect (UHI). Global terrestrial evapotranspiration (ET) can consume 1.4803×1023 joules (J) of energy annually, which is about 21.74% of the total available solar energy at the top of atmosphere, whereas annual human energy use is 4.935×1020 J, about 0.33% of annual ET energy consumption. Vegetation ET has great potential to reduce urban and global temperatures. Our literature review suggests that vegetation and urban agricultural ET can reduce urban temperatures by 0.5 to 4.0°C. Green roofs (including urban agriculture) and water bodies have also been shown to be effective ways of reducing urban temperatures. The cooling effects on the ambient temperature and the roof surface temperature can be 0.24-4.0°C and 0.8-60.0°C, respectively. The temperature of a water body (including urban aquaculture) can be lower than the temperature of the surrounding built environment by between 2 and 6°C, and a water body with a 16 m2 surface area can cool up to 2 826 m3 of nearby space by 1°C. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that the increase of evapotranspiration in cities, derived from vegetation, urban agriculture, and water body, can effectively mitigate the effect of urban heat islands.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311913605432evapotranspirationurban heat islandvegetationtemperature |
| spellingShingle | Guo-yu QIU Hong-yong LI Qing-tao ZHANG Wan CHEN Xiao-jian LIANG Xiang-ze LI Effects of Evapotranspiration on Mitigation of Urban Temperature by Vegetation and Urban Agriculture Journal of Integrative Agriculture evapotranspiration urban heat island vegetation temperature |
| title | Effects of Evapotranspiration on Mitigation of Urban Temperature by Vegetation and Urban Agriculture |
| title_full | Effects of Evapotranspiration on Mitigation of Urban Temperature by Vegetation and Urban Agriculture |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Evapotranspiration on Mitigation of Urban Temperature by Vegetation and Urban Agriculture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Evapotranspiration on Mitigation of Urban Temperature by Vegetation and Urban Agriculture |
| title_short | Effects of Evapotranspiration on Mitigation of Urban Temperature by Vegetation and Urban Agriculture |
| title_sort | effects of evapotranspiration on mitigation of urban temperature by vegetation and urban agriculture |
| topic | evapotranspiration urban heat island vegetation temperature |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311913605432 |
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