Uploaded on 2018-12-08 by Bisher Tabbaa

In Manhattan, the temperature can reach up to 20 degrees higher than in nearby rural areas. On average, the temperature in the city is almost 3 degrees warmer than in rural areas. Due to the high density of Manhattan, and its high aspect ratio, heat from the urban infrastructure continues to be released in the air, making it even hotter after sunset. The grid of Manhattan can be specified as street canyons that reduce ventilation, heath exchange, and raise the temperature of the city. The skyscrapers that are built on the edges of the island make it difficult for the wind to enter the city, so ventilation is minimal and not enough to lower the relative temperature of the city. Compared to Red Hook in Brooklyn for instance, the coast is open, the buildings are lower, and there is more open space, so the temperature so the urban heat island is not as felt as in Manhattan. Several ways that it could be mitigated is creating incentives for architects and developers to design living.