Study of urban heat Island Effect: A Case of Streets at Pune, India

The increased surface temperature in metropolitan regions relative to surrounding areas is referred to as an Urban Heat Island (UHI). Aim of the study is to find out the relationship of UHI effect (E) factors and temperature on streets of Pune. The objectives include providing a quantitative assessment of outdoor thermal comfort through empirical measurements. The hypothesis of the study was that there will be temperature variations observed in all three seasons of India considering high solar radiations in summer with humidity and rainfall in monsoon and low air temperature in winter. The objectives of the study are to understand factors impacting UHIE and to do comparative analysis of temperature for all three seasons. The methodology includes analysing urban streets of Pune taken as case study and documentation. The outcome of analysis of the two streets has been documented with the help of graphs and factors leading temperature variations are demonstrated.