Mitigating urban heat island through green roofs

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Mitigating urban heat island through green roofs

One of the key measures to fight urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon is by increasing the use of green approaches including green technologies and vegetation. However, there is a shortage of available space for establishing greening elements due to high density of urban development and high cost of u...

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Main Authors:	Shahidan, Mohd Fairuz, Jaafar, Mohamad Fakri Zaky, Mohd Shariff, Mustafa Kamal, Arabi, Roozbeh, Rakhshandehroo, Mehdi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oriental Scientific Publishing Company 2015
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45492/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45492/1/HEAT.pdf

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