SUBJECT
Title
Urban climatology
Type of instruction
lecture + practical
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
2+2
Recommended in
Semesters 3-4
Typically offered in
Autumn/Spring semester
Course description
The urban climate, urban climate researches’ history. The urbanization’s future. The factors and the process of the development of urban climate. The alteration of the climate parameters in urban environment. The urban heat island phenomenon and its modeling. Data sources for urban climate researches. The use of remote sensing data and its limits. The urban heat island analysis of European and Hungarian big cities. The expected effect of climate change on urban climate. The relationship between city planning and management and climate.
Readings
- Greadel T.E., Crutzen P.J. (1993): Atmospheric Change. An Earth System Perspective. Freeman and Company. New York, p. 446
- Lutgens K.F., Tarback J.E.(2001): The Atmosphere, Prentice Press, New York, p. 484.
- IPCC (2001): Climate Change 2001: (a) Third Assessment Report. (b) The Scientific Basis. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
- Ernst W.G. (1994): Earth Systems: Process and Issues. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp 566