CEU eTD Collection (2012); Ross, Ian James: The cost of urban heat islands: The relationship between UHI and energy consumption

CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2012
Author Ross, Ian James
Title The cost of urban heat islands: The relationship between UHI and energy consumption
Summary This is a master's thesis on the relationship between urban heat island and energy consumption. The study includes a literature review, which examines definitions, causes, impacts and mitigation strategies of UHI.The study also features 9 case studies where temperature data and degree day data is compared between urban and rural locations.
Supervisor Urge-Vorsatz, Diana
Department Environment Sciences and Policy MSc
Full texthttps://www.etd.ceu.edu/2012/ross_ian.pdf

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