23-02-2024 08:30 via archdaily.com

How Can Cities Cool down Large Urban Car Parks?

Aerial view of Large Car parks. Image © Carles Rabada/UnsplashThe urban heat island effect occurs when pavements, roads, and buildings absorb the sun's heat and radiate it back, causing the temperature to increase and preventing the city from cooling down. With the growing reliance on cars in cities, the number of urban car park spaces is also increasing to accommodate buildings. This has resulted in the conversion of large areas of pervious land covered with vegetation into impervious hard
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