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Rapid urbanization and associated three-dimensional (3D) urban form regulate vegetation's coupled cooling-humidifying effect, with high-rise compact forms amplifying humid heat risk.
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Researchers analyzing cities in China
What
Rapid urbanization and associated three-dimensional (3D) urban form regulate vegetation's coupled cooling-humidifying effect, with high-rise compact forms amplifying humid heat risk.
When
Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:40:52 GMT · 5h 20m ago
Where
China ·
Why
Vegetation transpiration can mitigate urban heat but also increase local humidity, which, under high-rise compact urban forms, exacerbates heat stress.
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In humid heat regions, high-rise compact urban forms amplify heat stress risk from vegetation transpiration by enhancing humidity. For the same transpiration increase, population-weighted wet-bulb temperature exposure intensity is 23 times higher than in low-rise dispersed forms, necessitating coordinated optimization of urban form and vegetation.
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