1. URBAN ISLAND
By : mayumi ono

2. What is the urban heat island effect?
Metropolitan area
Warmer than nearby rural areas
made from living and non-living things in its surrounding
-construction materials are good heat insulators

3. What factors contribute to the information of the UHI?
area for expansion
Waste heat
Population
Pollutants pumped into the
air closer proximity of building
around urban areas.

4. What are the negative effects of the UHI?
Increasing summertime peak energy demand
Air conditioning costs
Air pollution
Green house gas emissions
Heat related illness and mortality
Water quality

5. What can we do about this problem?

6. Green Roof includes plants and vegetation.
harness the same evaporative cooling effect that
-cities lose this when they hack away vegetation

7. References: http://www2.epa.gov/heat-islands
island/
heat-island2.htm
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