Urban cooling and energy-saving effects of nature-based solutions across types and scales
Hailu Wei, Xiaohang Bai, Q. Lu, Jiyuan Wu, Fengmin Su, Tianzhen Hong, Qinran Hu, Wei Wang, Steven Jige Quan, Zhixing Luo, Yilong Han
Topics & Concepts
Urban heat islandEnvironmental scienceDaytimeClimate changeGreen infrastructureUrban climateYield (engineering)Scale (ratio)Efficient energy useEnergy (signal processing)Energy demandGlobal warmingNatural resource economicsUrban areaSustainable energyCooling loadUrban planningMeteorologyUrban environmentEnergy consumptionWater coolingWork (physics)Environmental economicsPassive coolingEnvironmental resource managementUrban Heat Island MitigationBuilding Energy and Comfort OptimizationSmart Materials for Construction