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Urban Climate and Heat Mitigation in Coastal Cities

In: The Blue Book

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  • Mattheos Santamouris

    (Anita Lawrence Chair High Performance Architecture, School of the Built Environment, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, University of New South Wales)

  • Konstantina Vasilakopoulou

    (School of the Built Environment, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture. University of New South Wales)

Abstract

Climatic conditions in coastal cities are seriously affected by sea breeze and the local landscape characteristics. Sea breeze is a major cooling mechanism affecting the urban climate and decreasing urban temperatures. Despite the cooling provided by sea breeze, coastal cities exhibit serious overheating phenomena impacting their energy, environmental and financial status. The present chapter reviews the overheating problems of coastal cities, investigates the characteristics of sea breeze and its interaction with the local climate, analyses the main impact of urban overheating and presents the available mitigation technologies to counterbalance the impact of urban overheating and the potential benefits associated with the implementation of mitigation technologies.

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  • Mattheos Santamouris & Konstantina Vasilakopoulou, 2024. "Urban Climate and Heat Mitigation in Coastal Cities," Springer Books, in: Stamatina Th. Rassia (ed.), The Blue Book, pages 79-85, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-48831-3_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-48831-3_6
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