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Urban ecology

using light-colored, highly reflective roofs and pavements, together with shade trees, to lower urban temperatures and cooling energy use.

In urban ecology, cool roofs refers to using light-colored, highly reflective roofs and pavements, together with shade trees, to lower urban temperatures and cooling energy use. This meaning comes from Akbari (2001) in Solar Energy.[1]

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Akbari, H., Pomerantz, M., & Taha, H. (2001). Cool surfaces and shade trees to reduce energy use and improve air quality in urban areas. Solar Energy, 70(3), 295-310. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0038-092x(00)00089-x

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