A review on contribution of landscape settings in hot-humid region towards modification of outdoor microclimate

• Main Authors: Mohamad, Amira Nadhirah, Abu Bakar, Aniza, Sanusi, Aliyah Nur Zafirah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: TD169 Environmental protection
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/41053/11/a_review_on_contribution_compiled.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/41053/; http://www.iium.edu.my/kaed/events/umran-2014-fostering-eco-sphere-built-environment
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Urban Heat Island (UHI) is an environmental hazard that may greatly deteriorate human health and quality of life due to the high heat dissipation and air temperature that leaves parenthetical stress on human psychology (Shahmohamadi et.al, 2011). On the other hand, UHI worsens the outdoor microclima...