Lecture

Urban Land Use and Urban Heat Island

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This lecture explores the relationship between land surface use and the urban heat island effect, focusing on the impact of different materials like trees, cobblestones, and asphalt on urban morphology and microclimate. It also covers sustainability strategies, microclimatic analysis, and the use of tools like Google Earth and Ladybug Tools for modeling and analyzing urban environments.

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