2008.4-2009.3 Yearbook of NILIM
Research Summary


Urban Planning Department

Reference Number Y080707
Title Research on Evaluation of Multiple Countermeasure projects against Urban Heat Island
Start-End Date 2007.4-2009.3
Division Urban Development Division
Author Senior Researcher, Koji KAGIYA
Summary This research aims to quantify the effect of city configuration such as arrangement of buildings, green, river etc, on urban thermal environment represented by heat island phenomenon in order to prepare the scientific information for taking effective countermeasures against heat island phenomenon by wind tunnel experiments, field measurements, and numerical simulation.