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Research in policy and practice · No. 81 · 2021 update · English edition 2023
Urban-heat research in Québec public-health guidance
Institut national de santé publique du Québec · Urban Heat Island Mitigation Strategies
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- Co-author of cited research
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- Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ)
Urban design supporting heat adaptation
Québec’s national public-health institute draws on Professor Amir’s research in its urban heat-island guidance. It uses the comparative study of Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Hong Kong when explaining how urban greening, building materials and urban form affect city temperatures.
A collaboration across urban-climate research
The Cities review was co-authored by Ardalan Aflaki, Mahsan Mirnezhad, Professor Amir, Ali Ghaffarianhoseini, Hossein Omrany, Zhi-Hua Wang and Hashem Akbari. The institute’s 2021 update, available in a 2023 English edition, brings this research into a public-health resource for heat-mitigation decisions.
Research and coauthor credit
Urban heat island mitigation strategies: A state-of-the-art review on Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Hong Kong — Ardalan Aflaki; Mahsan Mirnezhad; Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini; Ali Ghaffarianhoseini; Hossein Omrany; Zhi-Hua Wang; Hashem Akbari. DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2016.09.003
