A Study to Evaluate Urban Heat Mitigation Design Strategies, In Commercial Centers.

Abstract

The rapid rate of urbanization, especially continued growth and anthropogenic activities hasgiven rise tonumerous urban climate impacts across different cities round the world. In India most of the cities specifically thosewith commercial centersare more at risk of induced urban heat effects thanksto intense radiation during most of the year, resulting inincreased atmosphericair temperature and outdoor/indoor discomfort.The auto –dependent planning of the towncontributed negatively to the externalthermal comfort and to people’s daily social lives. One in every of the largestchallenges for cities with hot climate is to search outeffective solution against the induced urban heat increase and to boostthe outdoor thermal. Considering the presentscenario, overhalf of the earth’s population residesinurban areas. The amountof urban inhabitantsis predictedto grow exponentially, especially in developing countries. The enlargingurban population would require an extensive arrayof infrastructure, services, housing and jobs etc. The urban land expansion could be a threat toland supply, causingintra-growth of the traffic volumes and increment in adversepressure on the environment and maybecome immenselyunsustainable for any city. Thus, the need of the hour is to take measureson variety of indicators that have outreached critical levels, especiallythe UHI and subsequently responsible choices needto be made for the new future so-as to push human and environmental resilience as we all mustheal this warming world.