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Healthy Environment: The Need to Mitigate Urban Heat Island Effects on Human Health
 

P. Shahmohamadi1¹, A.I. Che-Ani1¹, I. Etessam², K.N.A. Maulud³, N.M. Tawil¹

¹Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

²Department of Architecture and Urban Design, Faculty of Fine Art, Tehran University, Iran

³Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 

Abstract

This paper is focused on understanding the most important factors of UHI formation and their effects on urban population health with an emphasis on the considerable growth of both population and rapid urbanization of Tehran, Iran. To achieve this aim, this paper explores literally a conceptual framework about the relationship between UHI and human health. Then, it suggests three important strategies to minimise the impact of UHI on human health: achieving appropriate transportation for mitigating air pollution, providing appropriate landscape, increasing the albedo of building materials.

Keywords: Albedo Materials; Healthy Environment; Horizontal Landscape; Human Health; Vertical Landscape; Urban Heat Island

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