A neighbourhood-scale estimate for the cooling potential of green roofs
- Submitting institution
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Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 288
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.uclim.2017.02.007
- Title of journal
- Urban Climate
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- First page
- 33
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 2212-0955
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- March
- Year of publication
- 2017
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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10.1016/j.uclim.2017.02.007
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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2
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- We investigate the ability of green roofs to reduce the urban heat island (UHI) effect, and develop a simple relation which is of practical use for city planners and developers. The model developed as part of this work was a key part of the Master plan of the Old Oak Common (ODPC) project (https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/17._environmental_standards_study.pdf). This work was funded by Climate-KIC and is now part of an innovation guide for Blue Green Solutions (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315756004_Blue_Green_Solutions_A_Systems_Approach_to_Sustainable_Resilient_and_Cost-Efficient_Urban_Development) and led to van Reeuwijk’s invitation as a panellist on Green Cities at the Climate Innovation Summit in Milan 2017 (https://www.climate-kic.org/climateinnovationsummit2017).
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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