Uploaded on 2017-12-27 by Sruthi Satheesan

Question 1:The top10citieswiththemostintensesummer urban heat islandsover the past 10 years are Las Vegas(7.3°F)Albuquerque(5.9°F)Denver(4.9°F)Portland(4.8°F)Louisville(4.8°F)WashingtonD.C.(4.7°F)Kansas City (4.6°F)Columbus(4.4°F)Minneapolis(4.3°F)Seattle(4.1°F) Question 2:According to a journal published by the Indian Geophysical Union, the UHI intensity of Thiruvananthapuram is 2.4oC.There is significant difference in the urban and rural cooling rates.The maximum cooling rate in the city centre is 1.5oC/hr and 3.4oC/hr in the rural area. In the city centre around Thampanoor region shows the highest temperatures and the green, open areas and hillocks near Akkulam lake shows the lowest. Question 3:The climate of Kerala have greatly influenced the traditional architecture.The rainfall is very heavy.To keep the rain and sun away from the walls we have very low roofs and verandah around the building to protect the external wall. There are internal courtyard for better flow of air.Due to urbanization the traditional buildings are replaced by high raised concrete structures and the farm lands have been filed and the water bodies have been wiped out.This have drastically affected the climate of the region. Question 4:India, being a developing country, hasn’t started viewing the ideas of climate change considerably in the city development.Since Thiruvananthapuram has a heritage character there are guidelines for the city development to maintain th