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Health Risk Assessment of Inhalable Particulate Matter in Beijing Based on the Thermal Environment
2014
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
The urban heat island (UHI) effect has made the urban PM 10 pollution situation more complex and severe. ...
The results indicate that urban Beijing has a higher PM 10 health risk than rural areas; PM 10 health risk based on the thermal environment is 1.145, which is similar to the health risk calculated (1.144 ...
Acknowledgments This work was financially supported by the Fund for Innovative Research Group of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51121003) and the National Natural Science Foundation ...
doi:10.3390/ijerph111212368
pmid:25464132
pmcid:PMC4276619
fatcat:bw2q3ryjinfglouqlajlrdlsky
Remote sensing of urban micro-climate with special reference to Urban Heat Island island using Landsat thermal data
2014
Geographia Polonica
Landsat is oldest finer resolution thermal dataset, which has been effectively used in mapping and analysis of land surface temperature, urban heat island and urban microclimate. ...
Remote sensing studies have shown that urban areas have unique environmental, climatic, land use/cover characteristics as a result of intense anthropogenic activities. ...
Suraj Mal and reviewers of this paper for their valuable comments for improving the manuscript. We are also grateful to the University of Delhi for providing financial support. ...
doi:10.7163/gpol.2014.38
fatcat:7i6xdwtbnfc6lipyizrexs64oa
A bibliometric review of past trends and future prospects in urban heat island research from 1990 to 2017
2018
Environmental Reviews
For instance, keywords such as "heat island," "UHI," 257 "urban heating," and "heat island effect," were all replaced by "urban heat island," and "living wall," 258 "vertical greening," "façade greening ...
to 414 examinations of environmental impacts on public health. ...
doi:10.1139/er-2018-0029
fatcat:jyuay3235rbvhf6djxz2gjy6bu
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LAND USE, LAND COVER CHANGE, AND THE HEAT ISLAND EFFECT IN XI'AN CITY, CHINA
2019
Applied Ecology and Environmental Research
For investigating the temporal and spatial rules of the urban heat island effect in Xi'an City, China, this study combined Landsat TM, ETM remote sensing image, and surface meteorological station observation ...
.: The relationship between land use, land cover change, and the heat island effect in Xi'an city, China -7795 -APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 17(4): 7795-7806. Abstract. ...
It is thus clear that the data integration of aerial remote sensing and ground monitoring provides an effective method of researching the urban heat island effect. ...
doi:10.15666/aeer/1704_77957806
fatcat:p64tfbipd5g7fjdim3w6nooefm
Spatio-Temporal Mechanism Underlying the Effect of Urban Heat Island on Cardiovascular Diseases
2020
Iranian Journal of Public Health
We explored the spatio-temporal characteristics of urban heat island (UHI) effect on cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). ...
Results: During 1984–2017, the effects of UHI on CVDs increased, thereby increased the mortality by 28.8%. ...
Acknowledgements This study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Project (Grant no. 31971717) and the Top-notch Academic Programs Project of Jiangsu (Grant no. PPZY2015A063). ...
doi:10.18502/ijph.v49i8.3889
pmid:33083322
pmcid:PMC7554388
fatcat:z7dlya4qkzhlzf6a6pyivql4cq
Analyzing the Environment Characteristics of Heat Exposure Spaces from the Humanistic Perspective and Spatial Improvement Approaches in Central Beijing, China
2022
Buildings
Based on 130 district districts, streets with high-risk heat exposure spaces in the central urban area of Beijing were reddened to determine the distribution of high-risk grades. ...
in a central urban area of Beijing with the help of the ArcGIS platform. ...
Data Availability Statement: The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request. ...
doi:10.3390/buildings12020138
fatcat:sz2n2r3mtjdyfg5yegznl4quly
Influence of Urban Scale and Urban Expansion on the Urban Heat Island Effect in Metropolitan Areas: Case Study of Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Urban Agglomeration
2020
Remote Sensing
At present, there is still a lack of research on the quantitative assessment of the relationship between urban scale and urban expansion and the degree of the urban heat island (UHI) effect, as well as ...
Based on results and existing research, planning suggestions are proposed for central areas with regard to expanding urban areas and suburbs to alleviate the urban heat island effect and improve the resilience ...
Acknowledgments: The insightful and constructive comments of anonymous reviewers are appreciated.
Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare no competing financial interest. ...
doi:10.3390/rs12213491
fatcat:7w2j6f6t5bfr7lnrxt42uq4lxm
Assessing Heat Health Risk for Sustainability in Beijing's Urban Heat Island
2014
Sustainability
This research is motivated by the increasing threat of urban heat waves that are likely worsened by pervasive global warming and urbanization. ...
independent factor because different land use/cover types have different influence on ambient air temperatures under the Urban Heat Island effect. ...
Qiuhong Tang and Hua Liao contributed a lot to framework of the methodology and the revision of the manuscript. Xian'en Li contributed to process the environment and climate station data. ...
doi:10.3390/su6107334
fatcat:nig3c4ut2bdnhfohtztkjbx5mq
Supporting Global Environmental Change Research: A Review of Trends and Knowledge Gaps in Urban Remote Sensing
2014
Remote Sensing
This paper reviews how remotely sensed data have been used to understand the impact of urbanization on global environmental change. ...
Here we focus on OPEN ACCESS Remote Sens. 2014, 6 3880 three themes in urban remote sensing science: mapping, indices, and modeling. ...
., urban heat island or air quality), global environmental change due to urbanization (e.g., climate change), and the impacts of urban living on human well-being (e.g., health and economic outcomes). ...
doi:10.3390/rs6053879
fatcat:vv4fd5icarbsdo52sycj4nwsle
Examining urban land-cover characteristics and ecological regulation during the construction of Xiong'an New District, Hebei Province, China
2017
Journal of Geographical Sciences
Quantifying the heat flux regulation of metropolitan land use/land cover components by coupling remote sensing modeling with in situ measurement. ...
It is intended to ease the non-capital functions of Beijing, optimize regional spatial patterns, and enhance ecosystem services and living environment in this urban agglomeration. ...
The timely and accurate monitoring of urban surface features using remote sensing (RS) technology has also become a key topic in the study of urbanization and its eco-environmental effects. ...
doi:10.1007/s11442-018-1462-4
fatcat:iujlevuftzakdftdpgz4k2xct4
Governing urban climate change adaptation in China
2013
Environment & Urbanization
This paper summarizes the urban risks and vulnerabilities highlighted by the literature, and reviews central and local government responses. ...
There is a growing, although still far from comprehensive, literature within China on the impacts of climate change in urban areas; also an evolving policy framework at national level to address these ...
Health Vol 64, pages 202-206.
, "The urban heat island and its impact on heat waves and human health in Shanghai", Int. J. Biometeorol Vol 54, pages 75−84. ...
doi:10.1177/0956247813490907
fatcat:q3odlb5s3nbhrmrlkjldxtk34y
DETECTION AND ANALYSIS OF SURFACE URBAN COOL ISLAND USING THERMAL INFRARED IMAGERY OF SALATIGA CITY, INDONESIA
2021
International Journal of Remote Sensing and Earth Sciences (IJReSES)
This paper studies the surface urban cool island (SUCI) effect, the reverse phenomenon of the surface urban heat island (SUHI) effect, in an effort to provide cities with resistance to the urban microclimate ...
Thermal remote sensing posesses surface thermal energy detection capabilities which can be converted into surface temperatures and utilised to analyse the urban micro-climate phenomenon overlarge areas ...
We also would like to express our gratitude to the reviewer and editorial team. ...
doi:10.30536/j.ijreses.2020.v17.a3387
fatcat:6lwwtkwxlnhvjfo4gnwmp3fsze
Eco-Environmental Quality Monitoring in Beijing, China, Using an RSEI-based Approach Combined with Random Forest Algorithms
2020
IEEE Access
The resultant changes in impervious surfaces contribute to environmental problems such as urban heat island and waterlogging [4] . ...
In Sweden, remote sensing technology was also used to quantitatively evaluate urban growth impacts on the provisioning of urban ecosystem services [15] . ...
doi:10.1109/access.2020.3034376
fatcat:ghau7ynxkne3tgg57yx6nxj6ye
Research on the Robustness of Standard Classification Methods for Defining Urban Heat Island
2021
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
ACKNOWLEDGMENT The study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant numbers: 41501472 and 41771178), Scientific and Technological Major Project of Tianjin, China (18ZXSZSF00240 ...
), the Major Projects of High-Resolution Earth Observation Systems of National Science and Technology (Grant number: 05-Y30B01-9001-19/20-4). ...
; remote sensing monitoring of land use/cover change and monitoring and evaluation of its environmental effects and ecosystem service functions. ...
doi:10.1109/jstars.2021.3124558
fatcat:4ouusowfhngmrbjwz36segywoe
Review on Urban Heat Island in China: Methods, Its Impact on Buildings Energy Demand and Mitigation Strategies
2021
Sustainability
High population density, dense high-rise buildings, and impervious pavements increase the vulnerability of cities, which aggravate the urban climate environment characterized by the urban heat island ( ...
This paper provides a review of recent research on the methods and impacts of UHI on building energy consumption, and the practical techniques that can be used to mitigate the adverse effects of UHI in ...
Table 1 . 1 Research related to urban heat island (UHI)-based on remote sensing methods in China. ...
doi:10.3390/su13020762
fatcat:5dnuyfm7tjflle3bh6ixxawxqa
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