A Literature Review of Cooling Center, Misting Station, Cool Pavement, and Cool Roof Intervention Evaluations

Autor: Flannery Black-Ingersoll, Julie de Lange, Leila Heidari, Abgel Negassa, Pilar Botana, M. Patricia Fabian, Madeleine K. Scammell
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Atmosphere, Vol 13, Iss 7, p 1103 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2073-4433
DOI: 10.3390/atmos13071103
Popis: Heat islands and warming temperatures are a growing global public health concern. Although cities are implementing cooling interventions, little is known about their efficacy. We conducted a literature review of field studies measuring the impact of urban cooling interventions, focusing on cooling centers, misting stations, cool pavements, and cool or green roofs. A total of 23 articles met the inclusion criteria. Studies of cooling centers measured the potential impact, based on evaluations of population proximity and heat-vulnerable populations. Reductions in temperature were reported for misting stations and cool pavements across a range of metrics. Misting station use was evaluated with temperature changes and user questionnaires. The benefits and disadvantages of each intervention are presented, and metrics for evaluating cooling interventions are compared. Gaps in the literature include a lack of measured impacts on personal thermal comfort, limited documentation on intervention costs, the need to standardize temperature metrics, and evaluation criteria.
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