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  1. Carbon Sequestration and the Urban heat Island Effect

    12 May 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Evan Blais

    Virginia Commonwealth University

    An urban heat island is an urban or metropolitan area that is on average far warmer than the surrounding rural areas. In this lesson we will study the impact these warmer temperatures have on the...

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2354/?v=1

  2. Exploring Connections between Low Albedo, Urban Heat Islands and Social Justice

    14 May 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Denise Piechnik

    University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

    This exercise explores circumstances of urban heat islands in the United States using spatial data, including an exploration of heat island solutions.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2366/?v=1

  3. Exploring Connections between Low Albedo, Urban Heat Islands and Social Justice

    14 May 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Denise Piechnik

    University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

    This exercise explores circumstances of urban heat islands in the United States using spatial data, including an exploration of heat island solutions.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2366/?v=2

  4. Exploring Connections between Low Albedo, Urban Heat Islands and Social Justice

    14 May 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Denise Piechnik

    University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

    This exercise explores circumstances of urban heat islands in the United States using spatial data, including an exploration of heat island solutions.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2366/?v=3