The degree, extent and value of air temperature amelioration by urban green spaces in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe:

Ngulani, T; Shackleton, Charlie M

Title: The degree, extent and value of air temperature amelioration by urban green spaces in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe:
Creator: Ngulani, T
Creator: Shackleton, Charlie M
Date Issued: 2020
Date: 2020
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/176061
Identifier: vital:42656
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1080/03736245.2019.1685405
Description: Urban greenery provide a variety of goods and services to city dwellers. A core one is amelioration of the urban heat island effect. However, the many estimates from temperate regions cannot be extrapolated to the tropics, where more empirical studies are required to guide urban planning and optimization of green infrastructure design and distribution. This study reports on the temperature differentials in fortnightly readings, in winter and summer, between 12 urban green spaces and the surrounding built-up urban matrix at increasing distances from each green space. Additionally, the value of energy costs saved for air conditioning by urban greenery was calculated.
Format: 11 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: South African Geographical Journal
Relation: Ngulani, T. and Shackleton, C.M., 2020. The degree, extent and value of air temperature amelioration by urban green spaces in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. South African Geographical Journal, 102(3), pp.344-355
Relation: South African Geographical Journal volume 102 number 3 344 355 2020 2151-2418
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