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    Madhu Mathi S Sandhya.b 20089946

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    The document discusses the urban heat island effect, which is when metropolitan areas have significantly higher temperatures than surrounding rural areas due to human activities and infrastructure. It notes several impacts of the urban heat island effect, including increased heat waves and air pollution, worsening water quality and aquatic ecosystems, changes in weather patterns and rainfall, and increased energy consumption. The document then provides some mitigation strategies such as using green roofs, increasing urban vegetation, implementing heat reflective building materials, and avoiding dense urban areas. It emphasizes that the simplest measure to address the urban heat island effect would be for everyone to plant one tree immediately.

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    The document discusses the urban heat island effect, which is when metropolitan areas have significantly higher temperatures than surrounding rural areas due to human activities and infrastructure. It notes several impacts of the urban heat island effect, including increased heat waves and air pollution, worsening water quality and aquatic ecosystems, changes in weather patterns and rainfall, and increased energy consumption. The document then provides some mitigation strategies such as using green roofs, increasing urban vegetation, implementing heat reflective building materials, and avoiding dense urban areas. It emphasizes that the simplest measure to address the urban heat island effect would be for everyone to plant one tree immediately.

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    The document discusses the urban heat island effect, which is when metropolitan areas have significantly higher temperatures than surrounding rural areas due to human activities and infrastructure. It notes several impacts of the urban heat island effect, including increased heat waves and air pollution, worsening water quality and aquatic ecosystems, changes in weather patterns and rainfall, and increased energy consumption. The document then provides some mitigation strategies such as using green roofs, increasing urban vegetation, implementing heat reflective building materials, and avoiding dense urban areas. It emphasizes that the simplest measure to address the urban heat island effect would be for everyone to plant one tree immediately.

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    Madhu Mathi S Sandhya.b 20089946

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    The document discusses the urban heat island effect, which is when metropolitan areas have significantly higher temperatures than surrounding rural areas due to human activities and infrastructure. It notes several impacts of the urban heat island effect, including increased heat waves and air pollution, worsening water quality and aquatic ecosystems, changes in weather patterns and rainfall, and increased energy consumption. The document then provides some mitigation strategies such as using green roofs, increasing urban vegetation, implementing heat reflective building materials, and avoiding dense urban areas. It emphasizes that the simplest measure to address the urban heat island effect would be for everyone to plant one tree immediately.

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    MADHU MATHI S

    20089923
    Sandhya.b
    20089946
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    Temperature difference : 6-7⁰ C
    Metropolitan areas with
    temperature significantly
    higher than the
    surrounding rural areas.

    Graph showing Urban Heat Island Effect


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    UHIs increase the magnitude and duration of heat waves
    which in turn increases the mortality rate

    Formation of low-level ozone from volatile organic compounds


    and nitrous oxides

    Worsen the quality of air

    Impair water quality

    Increase surface temperature of water bodies which can be


    stressful to aquatic ecosystems.
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    Changes in wind patterns, humidity and rate of precipitation

    Extra heat increases upward motion which can induce


    additional shower and thunder storm activity

    Abnormal rainfall

    Eases formation of clouds by creating a local low pressure area


    during the day

    Increase global warming


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    Runoff rainfall increases the surface temperature of nearby
    water bodies by conduction

    Increases temperature upsets the aquatic ecosystem

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    Increased energy requirements for air conditioning and
    refrigeration

    Increased usage of air conditioners and refrigerators have


    cascading effect on the temperature increase because of
    increased emission of green house gases

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    Also,……
    Buildings block surface heat from radiating back into the
    atmosphere
    Changes in surface properties of buildings
    Lack of evapotranspiration in urban areas
    ( due to lack of vegetation )

    Urban Canyon Effect


    Tall buildings provide multiple surfaces for reflection and
    absorption of sunlight thereby the efficiency of heating increases

    Buildings block wind thereby inhibit cooling by convection


    Black surfaces ( asphalt roads and highways ) absorb more heat
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    Green roof is a roof of a building
    that is partially or completely
    covered with vegetation and a
    growing medium, planted over a
    waterproofing membrane. It may
    also include additional layers
    such as a root barrier and
    drainage and irrigation systems.
    (The use of “green” refers to the
    growing trend of
    environmentalism and does not
    refer to roofs which are merely
    colored green, as with green roof
    tiles or roof shingles.)

    Container gardens on roofs,


    where plants are maintained in
    pots, are not generally
    considered to be true green
    roofs, although this is an area of
    debate. Rooftop ponds are
    another form of green roofs
    which are used to treat
    greywater. 17
    Also known as “living roofs”, green roofs serve
    several purposes for a building, such as
    absorbing rainwater, providing insulation,
    creating a habitat for wildlife, and helping to
    lower urban air temperatures and combat the
    heat island effect. There are two types of
    green roofs: intensive roofs, which are thicker
    and can support a wider variety of plants but
    are heavier and require more maintenance,
    and extensive roofs, which are covered in a
    light layer of vegetation and are lighter than an
    intensive green roof.

    The term green roof may also be used to


    indicate roofs that use some form of "green"
    technology, such as a cool roof, a roof with
    solar thermal collectors or photovoltaic
    modules[citation needed]. Green roofs are also
    referred to as eco-roofs, oikosteges, vegetated
    roofs, living roofs, and greenroofs.
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    Coarse vegetation around the buildings in urban areas

    Usage of heat reflectors for building construction

    Migrating the commercial buildings from residential areas

    Avoiding urban canyons

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    However urban heating could
    be hazardous and though there
    are lot measures to avoid the
    hazard,………..th e
    s im p le s t a n d e a s ie s t
    o n e p ra c tic a l m e a s u re
    w o u ld b e ju s “ E A C H
    O NE PLANT O NE”
    a n d a ls o “ R IG H T
    N O W !!!!!!! ” 24

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