Urban Climate and Heat Mitigation in Coastal Cities

Mattheos Santamouris () and Konstantina Vasilakopoulou
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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

A chapter in The Blue Book, 2024, pp 79-85 from Springer

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-48831-3_6

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