Slide 1 The Heat Island Effect Slide 2 What is the Urban Heat Island Effect? Slide 3 https://pixabay.com/photos/city-street-urban-traffic-busy-1150026/ Slide 4 What causes an Urban Heat Island? Slide 5 http://www.highwayconstruction.com.au/projects/urban-projects/kwinana-freeway-upgrade/ Slide 6 http://bcompetitive.in/iit-team-tracks-urban-heat-island/ Slide 7 http://bcompetitive.in/iit-team-tracks-urban-heat-island/ Slide 8 https://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/05/26/study-uhi-affects-the-urban-growing-season/ Slide 9 What are the effects of an Urban Heat Island? Increase in storm water temperature Reduced water , food and shelter for wildlife Heat related human illnesses Higher cost of energy due to air conditioning Higher pollution Slide 10 How can we reduce the heat islands effects? Slide 11 https://depts.washington.edu/hhwb/Thm_Economics.html Slide 12 https://climatekids.nasa.gov/heat-islands/ Slide 13 https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?p=white+streets%2C+white+roofs&fr=yhs-pty-pty_extension&hspart=pty&hsimp=yhs-pty_extension&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fa.scpr.org%2Fi%2Fe7a8a8685303e6c34545ca77c56c6c7d%2F165183-eight.jpg https://theplaidzebra.com/these-eco-rooftops-are-an-insanely-easy-way-to-save-the-environment-for-the-price-of-paint/ Slide 14 https://zinco-greenroof.com/systems/irrigated-extensive-green-roof Please read this article on heat island effect from the Living Architecture Monitor Click here Yale School of Environment study on white roofs Click here