Urban heat island effect lecture for 3rd year architecture students

1. URBAN HEAT ISLAND
EFFECT
Lecture by: Architect & Assistant Professor M.Tariq
(Erasmus Mundus Scholar UK, Finland, Spain)

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
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What is UHI Causes Effects
Mitigation Conclusion &
Assignment

3. A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

4. Kli k guzara
kege
Wai kli guzara kai pehawar k khu oooooor de!!!!

5. INTRODUCTION
01

6. Urban areas usually experience the urban
heat island (UHI) effect, that is, they are
significantly warmer than surrounding rural
areas. The temperature difference is usually
larger at night than during the day

7. The urban heat island effect is a phenomenon
whereby cities experience higher air temperatures
than the surrounding countryside.
MIT Climate Portal
https://climate.mit.edu ›
INTRODUCTION

8. Causes
These heat islands form because urban surfaces such as roadways and rooftops absorb and
emit heat to a greater extent than most natural surfaces
Urban Heat Island: Causes, Effects and Mitigation Measures - A Review
M. Nuruzzaman
Published 10 March 2015
Environmental Science
International Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis

9. Effects
UHI Impacts:
● human health
● energy use
● air quality

10. Mitigation
Albedo
Green areas
Urban morphology

11. Make groups & write one a4 page on how cities
tackle urban heat island effects.
Conclusion & Assignment