Shanghai's Blue-Green Spaces Key to Cooling Urban Heat Waves
The study looked at how changes in green and blue spaces in Shanghai affect the city's temperature. They found that different areas of the city had varying changes in green spaces and temperature. The southwest suburbs got cooler, the east got hotter, and the central area stayed about the same. The link between green space changes and temperature changes was not the same everywhere. The main reason for these changes was the amount of heat exchange areas. This information can help city planners make better decisions.