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Positive effects of vegetation: Urban heat island and green roofs
  Monitoring the urban heat island in four areas of New York City, we have found an average of 2 °C difference of temperatures between the most and the least vegetated areas, ascribable to the substitution of vegetation with man-made building materials.
At micro-scale, we have assessed the effect of surface albedo on climate through the use of a climatological model. Then, using the CO2 equivalents as indicators of the impact on climate, we have compared the surface albedo, and the construction, replacement and use phase of a black, a white and a green roof. By our analyses, we found that both the white and the green roofs are less impactive than the black one; with the thermal resistance, the biological activity of plants and the surface albedo playing a crucial role.

  • Type:

    Conference Paper

  • Date:

    08 April 2011

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • DOI:

    10.1016/j.envpol.2011.03.007

  • Cross Ref:

    S0269749111001539

  • ISSN:

    0269-7491

  • Library of Congress:

    TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering

  • Dewey Decimal Classification:

    621.47 Solar-energy enineering

  • Funders:

    Historic Funder (pre-Worktribe)

Citation

Susca, T., Gaffin, S., & Dell'Osso, G. (2011). Positive effects of vegetation: Urban heat island and green roofs. Environmental Pollution, 159(8-9), 2119-2126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.03.007

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Keywords

Vegetation, Green roof, Surface albedo, Urban heat island,

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