Analyzing Thermal Characteristics of Urban Streets Using a Thermal Imaging Camera: A Case Study on Commercial Streets in Seoul, Korea

Due to continuing city growth and global warming over the past decades, urban heat island (UHI) effects, referring to the phenomena wherein the ambient air temperatures in cities are higher than those in rural areas, have become a serious threat to urban populations. Impervious surfaces, buildings w...

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Published in:Sustainability 2018-02, Vol.10 (2), p.519
Main Authors: Lee, Sugie, Moon, Hyunbin, Choi, Yeri, Yoon, D. K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ambient temperature
buildings
cameras
case studies
cities
color
global warming
Heat detection
heat island
issues and policy
lawns and turf
restaurants
rural areas
South Korea
street trees
summer
surface temperature
Sustainability
Temperature
thermal properties
thermography
urban population
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