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An urban heat island is a built up area that is warmer than its surrounding rural area. The urban heat island has been attributed to many aspects of human activities. In this chapter, the impact of the fractal structure of trees, which has not been studied concerning the urban heat island, is discussed.
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Sakai, S. (2016). Urban Heat Island and Fractal Sunshade. In: Sakai, Y., Vassilicos, C. (eds) Fractal Flow Design: How to Design Bespoke Turbulence and Why. CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 568. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33310-6_1
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