Session 7 |
| | Urban biometeorology |
| | Organizer: Helmut Mayer, University of Freiburg, Freiburg Germany
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| 2:15 PM | 7.1 | The Potential of Urban Heat Island Mitigation to Alleviate Heat-Related Mortality: Methodological Overview and Preliminary Modeling Results for Philadelphia 
David J. Sailor, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA; and L. S. Kalkstein and E. Wong |
| 2:30 PM | 7.2 | Applications of a Human Thermal Comfort Model
Gordon M. Heisler, USDA Forest Services, Syracuse, NY; and Y. Wang |
| 2:45 PM | 7.3 | Validation of modelled mean radiant temperature within urban structures
Andreas Matzarakis, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany |
| 3:00 PM | | Coffee Break
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|  | 7.4 | Thermal Sensation in Extremely Hot and Dry Urban Environments
Stefan Becker, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany; and O. Potchter and Y. Yaakov |
| 3:29 PM | 7.5 | The Impact of a Small Urban Lake on Heat Stress in a Mediterranean Coastal City: The case of Tel Aviv, Israel
Hadas Saaroni, Tel Aviv Univ., Tel Aviv, Israel; and B. Ziv |
| | 7.6 | Green Cities in Hungary
L�szl� Makra, Univ. of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary; and S. Horv�th and Z. S�meghy |
| 3:43 PM | 7.7 | TLQ�an impact-related air quality index obtained on a daily basis
Helmut Mayer, Univ. of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; and F. Kalberlah and D. Ahrens |
| 3:58 PM | 7.8 | Personal exposure to benzene in different urban environments�a case study
Sofia Thorsson, G�teborg University, G�teborg, Sweden; and I. Eliasson |
| 4:13 PM | 7.9 | A Look at Cities as Agents of Global Change: An African Review Especially Liberian Case
Moses A. Eben, Center for Environmental Education and Protection of Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia |