Urban heat island

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The urban heat island effect describes how urban geometry and material composition affects the local climate. The local climate, in turn, influences people's health and perception as well as energy consumption.

Task

• [ ] research the urban heat island effect
• [ ] document your findings and relevant resources
• [ ] describe how urban climate fits into the urban design process
• [ ] design one or more hypothetical user interfaces for analysing and simulating urban heat island phenomena
• [ ] discuss the feasibility and relative importance of adding support for urban climate analysis to this project
• [ ] divide and develop - break the task into small chunks and begin development

Resources

• Hot and Getting Hotter: Heat Islands Cooking U.S. Cities
• Surface Urban Energy and Water Balance Scheme