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      PROGRESS IN URBAN GREENERY MITIGATION SCIENCE – ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND IMPACT ON CITIES

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          Urban greenery is a natural solution to cool cities and provide comfort, clean air and significant social, health and economic benefits. This paper aims to present the latest progress on the field of greenery urban mitigation techniques including aspects related to the theoretical and experimental assessment of the greenery cooling potential, the impact on urban vegetation on energy, health and comfort and the acquired knowledge on the best integration of the various types of greenery in the urban frame. Also to present the recent knowledge on the impact of climate change on the cooling performance of urban vegetation and investigate and analyse possible technological solutions to face the impact of high ambient temperatures.

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                Journal
                JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
                Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
                1392-3730
                1822-3605
                December 14 2018
                December 21 2018
                : 24
                : 8
                : 638-671
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Faculty Built Environment, UNSW, Sydney, Australia
                [2 ]University of Southern California, USA
                [3 ]Physics Department, University of Athens, Greece
                [4 ]University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
                [5 ]ENEA, Italy
                [6 ]Institute of Future Cities, Chinese University of Hong Kong
                [7 ]Institute of Future Cities, Chinese University of Hong Kong; School of Architecture, Chinese University of Hong Kong
                [8 ]Kobe University, Japan
                [9 ]Arizona State University, USA
                [10 ]Altostratus Inc., USA
                [11 ]University of Perugia, Italy
                [12 ]Technical University Crete, Greece
                Article
                10.3846/jcem.2018.6604
                44edaf5a-fa48-4487-baf0-809d34d30ac2
                © 2018
                History

                Quantitative & Systems biology,Biophysics
                Quantitative & Systems biology, Biophysics

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