The topics include, but are not limited to the following areas of focus:
- Urban heat island and air pollution
- Urban environmental evaluation and tool development
- Smart and sustainable urban planning
- Urban heat island mitigation and low-carbon development
- Environmental effects from urban typology
- Environmental effects from anthropogenic heat emission
- Urban vegetation
- Cool material development and application
- Urban transportation system and urban heat island
- Environmental and health impact of climate change
- Urban heat island mitigation strategy and policy development
- Experiences of current policies
- Development and application of decision support tools
- Heat-resilient urban planning, design, and governance
- Urban ventilation
- Drivers and barriers for mitigation and adaptation