articleUrban forestry & urban greeningFeb 8, 2020HYBRID OA

Critical review on the cooling effect of urban blue-green space: A threshold-size perspective

Chinese Academy of Sciences · University of Copenhagen · +3 more institutions

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Abstract

The cooling effect of blue-green space has been recognized as a promising approach to mitigate the urban heat island (UHI), while the quantitative role (threshold-size for cooling) is still uncertain. This paper aims to present the latest progress and controversies on the studies of the cooling effects of waterbodies, greenspaces, and parks. In order to do this research, international search engines were employed to systematically search peer-reviewed articles, including the cooling effect of blue-green space and threshold-size-based UHI mitigation studies. After that, the inductive analysis is used to analyze the relevant literature. We found that previous studies concentrated on the correlations between…

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Keywords
  • Perspective (graphical)
  • Urban green space
  • Urban heat island
  • Space (punctuation)
  • Environmental science
  • Geography
  • Meteorology
  • Computer science
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Climate action
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