Analysis of urban heating island effect in Tokyo and sustainable solution

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Analysis of urban heating island effect in Tokyo and sustainable solution

Cheng Zong 1*
  • 1 Department of civil engineering, University of Liverpool Liverpool, England    
  • *corresponding author sgczong@liverpool.ac.uk
Published on 21 July 2023 | https://doi.org/10.54254/2755-2721/7/20230510
ACE Vol.7
ISSN (Print): 2755-273X
ISSN (Online): 2755-2721
ISBN (Print): 978-1-915371-61-4
ISBN (Online): 978-1-915371-62-1

Abstract

Urban heating island effect (UHI) becomes a global serious problem these days, which should be caught attention to try to reduce it. Tokyo is one of the countries which faced this curious circumstance. The urban area of Tokyo had higher average temperature than rural area. The main reasons include too many high-rises and the materials in buildings which could increase the temperature. This article discuss the practical solutions for UHI in Tokyo and other countries. Firstly, the wall should be painted with light colors. Secondly, Establishing the green transportation system which has low energy consumption and light pollution. Thirdly, wood should be put more use in building and rebuilding constructions. By solving or reducing urban heat island effect, not only human will be more comfortable but also the environment problems such as global warming could be relieved which gives it more global meaning.

Keywords:

Urban Heat Island Effect, Carbon Balance, Temperature, Tokyo

Zong,C. (2023). Analysis of urban heating island effect in Tokyo and sustainable solution. Applied and Computational Engineering,7,302-309.
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Zong,C. (2023). Analysis of urban heating island effect in Tokyo and sustainable solution. Applied and Computational Engineering,7,302-309.

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References

[1]. O'Malley, C. and Kikumoto, H. (2022) “An investigation into heat storage by adopting local climate zones and nocturnal-diurnal urban heat island differences in the Tokyo prefecture,” Sustainable Cities and Society, 83, p. 103959. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2022.103959.

[2]. Hirano, Y. and Fujita, T. (2012) “Evaluation of the impact of the urban heat island on residential and commercial energy consumption in Tokyo,” Energy, 37(1), pp. 371–383. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2011.11.018.

[3]. Weatherspark.com Tokyo Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Japan) - Weather Spark. Available at: https://weatherspark.com/y/143809/Average-Weather-in-Tokyo-Japan-Year-Round (Accessed: December 19, 2022).

[4]. Yamaguchi, K. and Ihara, T. (2020) “Countermeasures to urban heat island considering urban energy usage,” in Building in Hot and Humid Regions. Singapore: Springer Singapore, pp. 15–57. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7519-4_2.

[5]. Global Wind Atlas. Available at: https://globalwindatlas.info/en (Accessed: October 17, 2022).

[6]. Zheng, H. et al. (2022) “Provision of allotment gardens and its influencing factors: A case study of Tokyo, Japan,” Land, 11(3), p. 333. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/land11030333.

[7]. Urban heat island, National Geographic Society. Available at: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/urban-heat-island (Accessed: October 23, 2022).

[8]. Perez, R. I. P. (2014) “The historical development of the Tokyo skyline: Timeline and morphology,” Journal of Asian architecture and building engineering, 13(3), pp. 609–615. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3130/jaabe.13.609.

[9]. Voss, K., Musall, E. and Lichtmeß, M. (2011) “From low-energy to net zero-energy buildings: Status and Perspectives,” Journal of Green Building, 6(1), pp. 46–57. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3992/jgb.6.1.46.

[10]. Karlsson, I., Rootzén, J. and Johnsson, F. (2020) “Reaching net-zero carbon emissions in construction supply chains – analysis of a swedish road construction project,” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 120, p. 109651. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2019.109651.

[11]. Pomponi, F. et al. (2020) “Buildings as a global carbon sink? A reality check on feasibility limits,” One Earth, 3(2), pp. 157–161. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.07.018.

[12]. Arehart, J.H. et al. (2021) “Carbon sequestration and storage in the built environment,” Sustainable Production and Consumption, 27, pp. 1047–1063. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2021.02.028.

[13]. Piccardo, C. and Hughes, M. (2022) “Design strategies to increase the reuse of wood materials in buildings: Lessons from architectural practice,” Journal of Cleaner Production, 368, p. 133083. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133083.

[14]. Carigliano, S. (2022) Steel vs timber vs concrete: Skyciv engineering, SkyCiv Cloud Structural Analysis Software | Cloud Structural Analysis Software and Calculators. SkyCiv Engineering. Available at: https://skyciv.com/technical/steel-vs-timber-vs-concrete/ (Accessed: October 23, 2022).

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