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Green and cool roofs to mitigate urban heat island effects in the Chicago metropolitan area: evaluation with a regional climate model

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Submitted by susan on Wed, 2016-06-01 16:23

The effects of urban heat islands(UHIs) have a substantial bearing on the sustainability of cities and environs. This paper examines the efficacy of green and cool roofs as potential UHI mitigation strategies to make cities more resilient against UHI.

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Name of the Journal: 
Environmental Research Letters
Main Topic: 
Climate Change
thesaurus: 
Urban Habitat
United States Of America (US)
Climate Change
Green Spaces
Green Buildings
Attachment(s): 
urban heat islands green roofs.pdf
Author: 
A Sharma
P Conry
H J S Fernando & et al
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Publication Date: 
01/06/2016