Towards UHI mitigation adopting park cooling effect: Two- decade literature review for a theoretical framework

• Published in: Mitigation and adaptation strategies for global change Vol. 29; no. 8; p. 81
• Main Authors: Haldar, Sudeshna, Dey, Priyanka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Atmospheric Sciences; Bowen ratio; climate; Climate Change Management and Policy; Content analysis; Cooling; Cooling effects; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Environmental aspects; Environmental Management; Evapotranspiration; Extreme heat; Geiger counters; Heat; heat island; High rise buildings; Literature reviews; Megacities; population growth; Socioeconomic aspects; socioeconomics; Trends; Urban heat islands; urban population; Urban populations; Climate change; UHI; PCI; Vegetation

The unexpected population increase in megacities has caused the urban heat island (UHI) effect. The Park Cooling Intensity (PCI) effect offers natural cooling from urban parks that can balance UHI. Doubling the urban population in the next two decades is expected to cause a rise in high-rise buildin...