학술논문

MITIGATING NEW YORK CITY'S HEAT ISLAND.
Document Type
Article
Source
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Sep2009, Vol. 90 Issue 9, p1297-1312. 16p.
Subject
*URBAN heat islands
*URBAN vegetation management
*MILITARY strategy
*STAKEHOLDERS
*CLIMATE change
Language
ISSN
0003-0007
Abstract
The article presents information on the New York City's heat island mitigation strategies to improve urban vegetation and its plans to increase the ratio of impervious surfaces. It informs about the benefits gained by heat island mitigation and the collaboration between researchers and stakeholders and their interdisciplinary methods and neighborhood-scale strategies that account for common priorities and constraints.