Combating the urban heat island effect is another reason for creating a green roof.

The best known inhomogeneity is the urban heat island effect.

This is because of the urban heat island effect.

Similar to most other large cities, Birmingham has a considerable 'urban heat island' effect.

The urban heat island effect can increase temperatures even more, particularly overnight.

As trees and green cover help to reduce urban heat island effect, the protection of parks is important.

Over the years since then, its site has witnessed increasing influence by the urban heat island effect.

The study also found that the urban heat island effect and poor station quality did not bias the results obtained from these earlier studies.

Both concrete and asphalt are the primary contributors to what is known as the urban heat island effect.

Concrete is a primary contributor to the urban heat island effect, though less so than asphalt.