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Conference Paper: Microclimate variation of urban heat in a small community
Title | Microclimate variation of urban heat in a small community |
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Keywords | Urban heat island Microclimate Spatial analysis GIS |
Issue Date | 2016 |
Publisher | Elsevier BV. |
Citation | The 2016 International Conference on Geographies of Health and Living in Cities (H-City), The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 21–24 June 2016. In Procedia Environmental Sciences, 2016, v. 36, p. 180-183 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Urbanization is known to disrupt the surface energy balance of an urban area. The phenomenon of higher temperatures and thermal discomforts within a local urban setting is broadly known as the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. This research employed roadside temperature measurements to examine microclimate UHI variation in Mongkok, a small urban community of Hong Kong. Results of the spatio-temporal examination indicated diurnal and seasonal variations in the microclimate. A five-level index named the “UHI Threat Rating” was devised to offer easy interpretation of the microclimate UHI variations and facilitate identification of temperature hotspots within a small urban community. © 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. |
Description | Conference Theme: Making Cities Healthy for All |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/233268 |
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dc.contributor.author | Wong, PYP | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lai, PC | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hart, M | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-09-20T05:35:44Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-09-20T05:35:44Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | The 2016 International Conference on Geographies of Health and Living in Cities (H-City), The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 21–24 June 2016. In Procedia Environmental Sciences, 2016, v. 36, p. 180-183 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1878-0296 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/233268 | - |
dc.description | Conference Theme: Making Cities Healthy for All | - |
dc.description.abstract | Urbanization is known to disrupt the surface energy balance of an urban area. The phenomenon of higher temperatures and thermal discomforts within a local urban setting is broadly known as the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. This research employed roadside temperature measurements to examine microclimate UHI variation in Mongkok, a small urban community of Hong Kong. Results of the spatio-temporal examination indicated diurnal and seasonal variations in the microclimate. A five-level index named the “UHI Threat Rating” was devised to offer easy interpretation of the microclimate UHI variations and facilitate identification of temperature hotspots within a small urban community. © 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Elsevier BV. | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Procedia Environmental Sciences | - |
dc.rights | © 2016. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | - |
dc.subject | Urban heat island | - |
dc.subject | Microclimate | - |
dc.subject | Spatial analysis | - |
dc.subject | GIS | - |
dc.title | Microclimate variation of urban heat in a small community | - |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wong, PYP: paulinaw@connect.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Lai, PC: pclai@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Lai, PC=rp00565 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_OA_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.proenv.2016.09.030 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 265569 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 36 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 180 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 183 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000387507400029 | - |
dc.publisher.place | The Netherlands | - |
dc.customcontrol.immutable | sml 161004 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1878-0296 | - |