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'''Urban heat island''' means an increased ambient temperature in urban areas, compared with rural areas nearby. It is caused by additional heat load from energy use, reduced albedo, reduced wind speed between buildings, and reduced water evaporation by plants within cities.
 
'''Urban heat island''' means an increased ambient temperature in urban areas, compared with rural areas nearby. It is caused by additional heat load from energy use, reduced albedo, reduced wind speed between buildings, and reduced water evaporation by plants within cities.
  
== Scope ==
 
 
What is the magnitude of the temperature gradient in [[:en:Toulouse|Toulouse]] (as an example of a typical European city suffering from the urban heat island effect) compared with the rural area nearby? What are possible measures to tackle the issue, and how effective are they in reducing the temperature?
 
 
== Definition ==
 
 
=== Data ===
 
  
 
'''General
 
'''General
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* [http://www.desmogblog.com/urban-heat-island-myth-dead Urban Heat Island Myth is Dead]
 
* [http://www.desmogblog.com/urban-heat-island-myth-dead Urban Heat Island Myth is Dead]
 
* [http://www.skepticalscience.com/urban-heat-island-effect.htm Does Urban Heat Island effect exaggerate global warming trends?]
 
* [http://www.skepticalscience.com/urban-heat-island-effect.htm Does Urban Heat Island effect exaggerate global warming trends?]
 
=== Dependencies ===
 
 
* Energy use in cities
 
* Albedo in cities
 
* Wind speed in cities
 
* Vegetation in cities
 
* Water evaporation by vegetation in cities
 
* Measures to reduce heat load in cities
 
** Increased free water
 
** Increased vegetation
 
** Increased albedo
 
** Reduced energy use
 
** Heat load
 
 
=== Unit ===
 
 
K (kelvin)
 
 
=== Formula ===
 
 
 
== Result ==
 
 
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==See also==
 
==See also==
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Urban heat island means an increased ambient temperature in urban areas, compared with rural areas nearby. It is caused by additional heat load from energy use, reduced albedo, reduced wind speed between buildings, and reduced water evaporation by plants within cities.


General


Mitigation


Urban heat island myth

See also

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