phenomenon of elevated temperatures in urban and suburban areas compared to their outlying rural surroundings

tendency of an urban area to be warmer than its surroundings

tendency of an urban area to be warmer than its surroundings

positieve of negatieve verandering van de maatschappij, de economie of het milieu, geheel of gedeeltelijk resulterend uit besluiten en activiteiten in heden en verleden

positieve of negatieve verandering in de maatschappij, de economie of het milieu (2.6), die geheel of gedeeltelijk het gevolg is van de huidige en vroegere besluiten en activiteiten van een organisatie

device that transfers heat from one space to another

device built for efficient heat transfer from one medium to another

consequence of an activity that affects interested parties (3.1.2) other than the organization (3.1.1) undertaking the activity, for which the organization is neither compensated nor penalized through markets or regulatory mechanisms

heat provided by solar radiation entering, directly or indirectly (after absorption in building elements), into the building through windows, opaque walls and roofs, or passive solar devices such as sunspaces, transparent insulation and solar walls

that extracts heat from the ground in order to provide space and water heating for a building