Three decades of urban heat islands and mitigation technologies research

The energetic basis of the urban heat island

T. R. Oke · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society · 1982 · 4.6K citations

Natural Sciences, Meteorology, Thermal Comfort +13

Cool surfaces and shade trees to reduce energy use and improve air quality in urban areas

Hashem Akbari, M. Pomerantz, Haider Taha · Solar Energy · 2001 · 1.8K citations

Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning +17

Street design and urban canopy layer climate

T. R. Oke · Energy and Buildings · 1988 · 1.8K citations

Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning +14

Urban climates and heat islands: albedo, evapotranspiration, and anthropogenic heat

Haider Taha · Energy and Buildings · 1997 · 1.5K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Meteorology, Physical Geography +15

Green roofs as a tool for solving the rainwater runoff problem in the urbanized 21st century?

Jeroen Mentens, Dirk Raes, Martin Hermy · Landscape and Urban Planning · 2005 · 977 citations

Natural Resources, Urban Planning, Water Resources Management +16