The increase of urban areas and dominance of the landscape of cities by dense built forms, roads, impermeable surfaces results in the phenomenon of urban heat island wherein the built areas experience higher temperature than the surrounding suburbs.
Original Source [2]
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/urban-heat-island-causes-effects-mitigating-strategies
[2] https://www.onlinejournal.in/IJIRV3I5/366.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/gunjan-jain
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shuvojit-sarkar
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/imperial-journal-interdisciplinary-research-ijir
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-habitat
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heat-waves
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-spaces
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-mitigation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-sprawl
