Haku

The worldwide Education system is going through continuous changes since evolution due to changes in strategies for survival. While the traditional idea of Education inclines towards indoor-based learning, the emerging ...

Cities are urbanising at a fast phase to accommodate more people, which leads to global and local warming. Due to urbanisation, European cities are facing summer heatwave issues. The air temperature reaches up to 40 degrees ...

Nowadays, cities face continuous exposure to the effects of urban heat island (UHI), a phenomenon where urban areas experience higher temperatures than rural areas (Oke et al., 2017). In Tampere, Finland, it is projected ...

This thesis conducts a comparative analysis of the cooling effects of green infrastructure (GI) types in Peshawar's urban microclimate, with a focus on three selected public squares. Utilizing Land Surface Temperature data, ...

Sri Lanka attracted a ripple of developments since the aftermath of a civil war and Colombo, the capital city, is undergoing an unprecedented development phase which could permanently alter its land cover and thus contribute ...

Temporary interventions in the public spaces are common in the urban landscape (e.g. street markets, parklets or sun sails); however, few studies have analysed their effects on microclimate and outdoor thermal comfort, ...

Academic study emphasises Urban Agriculture's multifunctionality in its ability to address numerous benefits. However, at a time when natural/green infrastructures are becoming a preferred method of intervention in flood ...

Climate change impacts represent threats to the population worldwide, and the health sector, responsible for taking care of their life and health, will also be impacted. While the consequences of these impacts are imminent, ...

The beneficial services of Green Network in mitigating climate change impacts for the urban area are widely acknowledged. Due to social and economic demands in Green Network implementations, it has been challenging to ...

Preserving cultural heritage sites has always faced many challenges in a rapidly growing and changing world, mainly in urban areas [Dastgerdi et al., 2019]. Overall, the urban environment faces imminent risks due to climate ...