Urban Heat Island

1. Solutions

1.1. Lighter colours used in buldings

1.2. More trees

1.3. Controlling development rate

1.4. Green roofing

2. What is triggering it?

2.1. Excessive buildings

2.2. No vegetation cover

2.3. Tall buildings

3. Aim

3.1. Level of UHI index in Malta

3.2. Trends

3.3. Comparing past data

4. Programmes/sites

4.1. SAGA

4.2. GIS

4.3. Landsat/Remote sensing

5. Which locations?

5.1. Urban

5.2. Rural

6. What Instruments?

6.1. In-Situ

6.2. Thermometer

6.3. Hygrometer

7. Problem

7.1. Rapid Urbanization

7.2. Over development

8. Effects

8.1. Smog

8.2. Health e.g. Resperation problems

8.3. Temperature inversions