Search for dissertations about: "urban heat island"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words urban heat island.

  2. 1. Urban microclimate and surface hydrometeorological processes

    Author : Christer Jansson; Per-Erik Jansson; David Gustafsson; Chen Delian; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; CoupModel; ENVI-met; roughness sub-layer; urban heat island; Physical geography; Naturgeografi;

    Abstract : The urban near surface atmosphere is of great concern since it affects the climate to which an increasing amount of people are immediately exposed. This study investigated the microclimate in central Stockholm in terms of the thermal conditions in the 0-2. READ MORE

  4. 2. How will climate change working life?

    Author : Karin Lundgren Kownacki; Ergonomi och aerosolteknologi; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; occupational heat stress; climate change; productivity; international standards; India;

    Abstract : Heat stress has been studied extensively. However, in the contemporary context of climate change there is a lack of information on the extent of future heat stress and its consequences, especially in occupational settings. READ MORE