@article{109406d475ac4285936f365068862170,
title = "The impacts of greenery on urban climate and the options for use of thermal data in urban areas",
abstract = "Urban greenery substantially influences the distribution of solar energy in urban areas and thus plays an irreplaceable role in creating local climate. This paper introduces the principles of urban vegetation functioning as a perfect air conditioning system that efficiently cools the environment and balances temperatures through evapotranspiration. It is based on the basic physics of energy transformation and known physiological processes of plants. We demonstrate the possibilities of quantification of the air conditioning role of vegetation in energy units, including the assessment and monetary quantification of ecosystem services and examples of different types of thermal data for assessing the urban environment and climate. We offer the possibility of implementing this approach to spatial planning.",
keywords = "Air-conditioning, Ecosystem services, Evapotranspiration, Solar energy, Surface temperature, Trees",
author = "Petra Hesslerov{\'a} and Jan Pokorn{\'y} and Hanna Huryna and Josef Sej{\'a}k and Vladim{\'i}r Jirka",
note = "Funding Information: The authors acknowledge ing. Iva {\v S}ediv{\'a}, head of the Department of Environment, and ing. Libor Rak, head of the section of Environment protection from the Hradec Kr{\'a}lov{\'e} City Council for cooperation on the case study “The role of vegetation within the context of local climate”– this study was used for processing section 3.2 Quantification of urban greenery ecosystem services of the paper. The paper was supported by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic – Institutional support for the long-term strategic development of research organization. Landsat-5 image courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. Funding Information: The authors acknowledge ing. Iva {\v S}ediv{\'a}, head of the Department of Environment, and ing. Libor Rak, head of the section of Environment protection from the Hradec Kr{\'a}lov{\'e} City Council for cooperation on the case study “The role of vegetation within the context of local climate”– this study was used for processing section 3.2 Quantification of urban greenery ecosystem services of the paper. The paper was supported by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic – Institutional support for the long-term strategic development of research organization . Landsat-5 image courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 Elsevier Ltd",
year = "2022",
month = may,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.progress.2021.100545",
language = "English",
volume = "159",
journal = "Progress in planning",
issn = "0305-9006",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd.",
}
