The Issues of Urban Heat Island in the City The Case of Tanjong City Marina and Jetty Districts, Penang Island-Malaysia

Karsono, Bambang and Wahid, Julaihi (2010) The Issues of Urban Heat Island in the City The Case of Tanjong City Marina and Jetty Districts, Penang Island-Malaysia. In: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Sustainable Architecture and Urban Design (ICSAUD 2010), 2010, School of Housing Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang - Malaysia.

Preview

Text The Issues of Urban Heat Island.pdf Download (575kB) | Preview

Abstract

A heat island is an area of land whose ambient temperature is higher than the land surrounding it. Warmer air temperature in cities as compared to air temperatures in the surrounding rural areas is the principal diagnostic feature of urban heat island. Alterations of urban surface by the people may result in diverse microclimates whose aggregate effect is reflected by the heat island. Many studies have shown that there is a direct correlation between the density of population in the city and the effects of the heat island intensity. In this paper we attempt to identify the influence the use of building and landscape material in a district to its thermal environment, which can trigger urban heat island. Tanjong City Marina, formerly known as Church Street Pier, and Jetty District in Pinang Island Malaysia has been chosen as a case study. To identify the use of building and landscape material and its quantity in the district we conduct ground survey. In order to get information about the influence of the use of building material to its urban heat island, we have to calculate the quantities of all building and landscape-material using in the district. There are two aspects to be measured i.e., 1) density of district, 2) type of building and landscape material. The measurements consist of ground survey. In discussion we propose to counteract the urban heat island by landscapes. Keywords: urban heat island, thermal environment, density of district, type of building and landscape material

Actions (login required)

View Item