Using cool pavements as a mitigation strategy to fight urban heat island—A review of the actual developments

• Published in: Renewable & sustainable energy reviews Vol. 26; pp. 224 - 240
• Main Author: Santamouris, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Buildings. Public works; cities; Cool materials; Cool pavements; cooling; energy; Exact sciences and technology; Heat Island; heat transfer; Mitigation technologies; Permeable pavements; Reflective pavements; Road construction. Pavements. Maintenance; surface temperature; Transportation infrastructure; urban areas; Cool materials; Cool pavements; Permeable pavements; Reflective pavements; Mitigation technologies; Heat Island

Heat island phenomenon rises the temperature of cities, increases the energy demand for cooling and deteriorates comfort conditions in the urban environment. To counterbalance the impact of the phenomenon, important mitigation techniques have been proposed and developed. Pavements present a very hig...