An overview on urban heat island and its particularities in Mexican desert regions
The urban heat island phenomenon is one of the main problems of cities in the 21st century. The increase of urban temperatures above the adjacent rural temperatures has negative impacts on inhabitants and increases the adverse effects of global warming. With very hot climatic conditions in desert ci...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA |
| Repositorio: | Viviendas y Comunidades Sustentables |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.revistavivienda.cuaad.udg.mx:article/196 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistavivienda.cuaad.udg.mx/index.php/rv/article/view/196 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | urban heat island deserts mitigation strategies isla de calor urbana desiertos estrategias de mitigación |
| Sumario: | The urban heat island phenomenon is one of the main problems of cities in the 21st century. The increase of urban temperatures above the adjacent rural temperatures has negative impacts on inhabitants and increases the adverse effects of global warming. With very hot climatic conditions in desert cities, this effect magnifies the problem with even higher temperatures. This paper describes the causes and effects of the urban heat island in general, and it focuses on the phenomenon that takes place in desert cities, where the balance of heat flows has particular characteristics. Some research on this phenomenon in Mexican cities are described, highlighting the method used for the studies and the results obtained. Finally, possible mitigation strategies for the phenomenon are synthesized and described, specifying the problem or the advantages for its application in desert cities. |
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