Climate-Sensitive Urban Design for Heatwave Mitigation

Dear Colleagues,

Rapid urbanization and the escalating frequency of extreme heat events pose significant challenges to public health and urban sustainability. This Special Issue aims to explore the integration of climate-sensitive design strategies into urban planning to mitigate the impacts of heatwaves and the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect.

We invite contributions that utilize advanced geospatial technologies, including Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), to analyze urban thermal environments. Potential topics include the relationship between land use/land cover (LULC) and surface temperatures, the efficacy of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) such as urban green and blue infrastructures, and the application of bioclimatic indices (e.g., PET, TCI, HCI and UTCI) in diverse urban contexts.

Furthermore, this issue encourages research on predictive modeling using machine learning and deep learning algorithms to simulate future urban climate scenarios and evaluate the performance of mitigation strategies. By bridging the gap between climatology and urban design, this Special Issue seeks to provide actionable insights for planners and policymakers to create resilient, thermally comfortable cities.

Dr. Fatih Adiguzel
Dr. Enes Karadeniz
Prof. Dr. Halil Baris Ozel
Guest Editors

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