Smart City Dispatch · Glossary
Urban heat island
The tendency of built-up areas to become warmer than surrounding areas because of pavement, buildings, reduced vegetation, waste heat, and urban geometry.
Urban heat island
The tendency of built-up areas to become warmer than surrounding areas because of pavement, buildings, reduced vegetation, waste heat, and urban geometry.
Smart-city relevance: Temperature sensing, satellite data, tree-canopy mapping, and thermal models help target cooling interventions.
Related: Climate resilience; remote sensing