urban Heat Island In Tokyo

2. URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT
SUBMITTED BY:
Komal Kumawat
Milan Agrawal
Janhavi Deshpande
SUBMITTED TO:
Ar.Sarang Bhide
Ar.Rahul Dongre
Ar.Arjun Sharma
Ar.Naman Shrotriya
Ar.Ratima Dagaonkar

3. IS HEATING!!!
According to the Ministry
of the Environment, the No.
of hours when the
temperature in Tokyo was
above 30°C rose from 168 to
357 between 1980 and 2000.
Map of Japan
Map of Tokyo

4. Use of Dark Materials
Decreas in forest area
in Tokyo
Urbanization
Traping of heat between
Buildings
URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT
Urban Cores retain heat due to variety of reasons
creating a heat island effect.

5. Increased use of
Air Conditioner
and refrigerator
IMPACT
OF
URBAN
HEAT
ISLAND
EFFECT
Increased heat absorbtion
during day and decrease in
Amount of heat release
during Night
Emission of
greenhouse gases
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S Global
Warming

6. SOLUTIONS FOR UHI EFFECT
Creating Green Belts Use of Less Heat
Absorbing Material
for Building
Cooling Streets and
Pavement by
Sprinkling water on
them
Shaded Areas

7. Provisions Taken by Tokyo
Government and Citizens
Construction
of Green Roofs
Restriction of use
diesel vehicle
D I E S E L
Use of Smoke filters
in Factories
Construction
of Water
retentive
pavements
Uchimizu;
A tradition of
Sprinkling water
on streets.
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Ordinance for use of 20%
land of every 1000sqm for
green belt