Urban Warming and Cities’ Microclimates: Investigation Methods and Mitigation Strategies—A Review
The increased rates of urbanization and industrialization of the 20th and 21st centuries have dramatically changed the land use and cover of modern cities, contributing to the degradation of the urban microclimate and the rise of the ambient urban air temperatures. Given the multiple negative energy...
Main Authors: | Stella Tsoka, Katerina Tsikaloudaki, Theodoros Theodosiou, Dimitrios Bikas |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-03-01
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Series: | Energies |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/6/1414 |
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