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Analysis of urban streets and surface thermal characteristics using thermal imaging camera in residential streets of Gurugram City, India

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The thermal properties of the urban landscape are significantly affected by various human activities such as changing land use patterns, the construction of buildings and other impervious surfaces, and the development of transport systems. Urbanization often leads to the replacement of natural landscapes with impervious surfaces such as concrete and asphalt, which have a higher heat absorption capacity and lower emissivity. The continuous displacement of urban landscapes by impermeable surfaces therefore leads to an increase in urban temperatures, ultimately causing the development of the urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon. The study aims to analyze the thermal properties of physical elements in residential streets of Gurugram City using a thermal imaging camera to investigate the relationship between ambient air temperature and thermal behavior of surface materials. The study shows that the compact streets are 2–4 °C cooler than the open streets due to mutual shading of the buildings. Similarly, the temperature in the light-colored buildings is 1.5–4 °C lower than the dark buildings in the streets. In addition, a simple coat of paint over a plastered wall is much cooler than granite stone wall cladding. The study also showed how shading, whether by mutual shading or vegetative shading, can lower the surface temperature of urban materials. Building codes and design guidelines can therefore use such studies to make urban exteriors more pleasant by recommending lighter colors, plants, and local materials.

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The authors are thankful to the Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia for providing the necessary equipment for this research.

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  1. Faculty of Architecture and Ekistics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India

    Manisha Dabral Malcoti & Hina Zia

  2. Department of Architecture, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, 110002, India

    Chitrarekha Kabre

  3. Department of Geography, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 110025, India

    Hoang Thi Hang,  Shahfahad & Atiqur Rahman

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M. D. M.: conceptualization, data collection, field visit, investigation, formal analysis, resources, data curation, and writing — original draft preparation; H. Z.: conceptualization, methodology, supervision, and writing — reviewing and editing; C. K.: visualization, supervision, and validation; H. T. H.: data collection, software, and methodology; Shahfahad: formal analysis and writing — reviewing and editing; A. R.: resources, data curation, and methodology.

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Malcoti, M.D., Zia, H., Kabre, C. et al. Analysis of urban streets and surface thermal characteristics using thermal imaging camera in residential streets of Gurugram City, India. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 86892–86910 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-28553-2

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