Geography and sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
5(3), P. 329 - 342
Published: Feb. 20, 2024
Understanding
the
spatial
interaction
among
residents,
cooling
service,
and
heat
risk
area
in
complex
urban
areas
is
conducive
to
developing
targeted
management.
However,
traditional
thermal
environment
assessments
typically
relied
on
simply
linear
integration
of
associated
indicators,
often
neglecting
effect.
To
explore
three
elements,
this
study
proposes
an
accessibility-based
assessment
framework.
Using
Zhengzhou,
a
rapidly
urbanizing
city,
as
example,
remotely
sensed
images
from
periods
(2010,
2015
2020)
were
applied
extract
green
space
(UGS)
hot
island
(HIA).
An
improved
two-step
floating
catchment
(2SFCA)
method
bivariate
local
Moran'
I
employed
whether
residents
clustering
locations
are
more
likely
access
service
or
be
exposed
risk.
The
results
demonstrate
that
UGS
city
has
been
expanding,
whereas
HIA
shrank
within
inner
then
increased
2020.
Even
though
may
last
decade,
could
exacerbated.
Spatial
autocorrelation
shows
increase
disadvantageous
for
resident
congregation.
when
sufficient
services
provided,
these
still
high
developed
framework
provides
novel
insight
into
residents'
exposure
accessibility,
findings
assist
planners
targeting
improvement
extra
locations.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(3), P. 2006 - 2006
Published: Jan. 20, 2023
Global
temperatures
have
continued
to
rise
for
decades,
partly
due
human-caused
greenhouse
gas
emissions
and
subsequent
urban
heat
island
(UHI)
effects.
This
current
research
examines
the
benefits
of
greenery
by
studying
impact
green
roofs
walls
a
building
on
thermal
behavior
transfer
in
warm
humid
climate.
simulation
study
discusses
importance
greening
systems
improving
comfort
minimizing
causes
UHI
assessing
an
integrated
design.
Using
software
DesignBuilder,
significance
systems,
roofs,
enhancing
reducing
factors
that
contribute
is
investigated.
The
results
are
based
building’s
energy
usage
hot
regions
while
featuring
walls.
indicate
considerable
positive
environment
tropical
climates.
Air
temperature,
radiant
humidity,
solar
gain
decreased
greening.
total
consumption
district
cooling
demand
buildings
with
reduced
10.5%
13%,
respectively.
substantially
improve
air
quality
efficiency.
Thus,
present
study‘s
findings
can
benefit
designers
dwellers
devising
strategies
establishing
spaces
congested
environments
integrating
technologies
into
built
environments.