Uchimizu: A Cool(ing) Tradition to Locally Decrease Air Temperature
The urban heat island effect was first described 200 years ago, but the development of ways to mitigate heat in urban areas reaches much further into the past. Uchimizu is a 17th century Japanese tradition, in which water is sprinkled around houses to cool the ground surface and air by evaporation....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Water |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/10/6/741 |