Mehdi P Heris
Biographic Data
| ID | 4805239 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mehdi P Heris |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mehdi P |
| FAMILY NAME | Heris |
| SIGNATURE | HERIS M P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hunter College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4418-5030 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Unlocking Climate Action
Maintaining planetary borders is crucial to prevent significant Earth system shifts. Climate change, primarily driven by carbon emissions, necessitates reducing urban carbon footprints. Cities contribute significantly to emissions, and citizens play a crucial role in creating ecologically sustainable cities by changing attitudes. This systematic literature review aims to identify effective strategies for motivating citizen participation in climat…
The impact of urban tree shade on residential irrigation demand in a semi-arid Western U.S. City
Cooling cities through urban green infrastructure
Urban heat island mitigation by green infrastructure in European Functional Urban Areas
The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect is one of the most harmful environmental hazards for urban dwellers. Climate change is expected to increase the intensity of the UHI effect. In this context, the implementation of Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI) can partially reduce UHI intensity, promoting a resilient urban environment and contributing to climate change adaptation and mitigation. In order to achieve this result, there is a need to systematical…
Mediating Design Claims
In disasters, social media offers a platform for sharing vital information between affected communities, responders, journalists, designers, planners, and policy makers. In some cases, however, social media seeds contentious political and professional debates. The social media discussions that proliferated around the damage at the Maskan-e Mehr social housing site in Iran immediately following the Halabja Earthquake that struck at the Iran-Iraq b…
Impacts of form and design policies on urban microclimate
Why Does Planning Matter in Microclimate Management and Urban Heat Mitigation
In this paper, we examine two mixed-use redevelopment projects in the United States, including both regulatory and procedural contexts, to assess how decision-making processes affected microclimate outcomes. We investigate Belmar in Lakewood, CO and 29th Street Mall in Boulder, CO. Measurements and simulations of microclimate show that Belmar mitigates urban heat more effectively. Policies including building height, street patterns, and landscapi…
Evaluating metropolitan spatial development
This research developed a method to explore density and growth rates in the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States. The outcomes of this method enable planners to understand the growth pattern of a region and compare it with other regions in the country. The main objectives of this research were: (1) to identify settlement types (high, medium and low density, suburbs, and urban fringes) in each metropolitan area; (2) to depict and com…
Phasic” metropolitan settlers
In this article, we develop a model for explaining spatial patterns in the distribution of households across metropolitan regions in the United States. First, we use housing consumption and residential mobility theories to construct a hypothetical probability distribution function for the consumption of housing services across three phases of household life span. We then hypothesize a second probability distribution function for the offering of h…
Phasic” metropolitan settlers
In this article, we develop a model for explaining spatial patterns in the distribution of households across metropolitan regions in the United States. First, we use housing consumption and residential mobility theories to construct a hypothetical probability distribution function for the consumption of housing services across three phases of household life span. We then hypothesize a second probability distribution function for the offering of h…
Evaluating metropolitan spatial development
This research developed a method to explore density and growth rates in the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States. The outcomes of this method enable planners to understand the growth pattern of a region and compare it with other regions in the country. The main objectives of this research were: (1) to identify settlement types (high, medium and low density, suburbs, and urban fringes) in each metropolitan area; (2) to depict and com…
Phasic” metropolitan settlers
In this article, we develop a model for explaining spatial patterns in the distribution of households across metropolitan regions in the United States. First, we use housing consumption and residential mobility theories to construct a hypothetical probability distribution function for the consumption of housing services across three phases of household life span. We then hypothesize a second probability distribution function for the offering of h…
Evaluating metropolitan spatial development
This research developed a method to explore density and growth rates in the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States. The outcomes of this method enable planners to understand the growth pattern of a region and compare it with other regions in the country. The main objectives of this research were: (1) to identify settlement types (high, medium and low density, suburbs, and urban fringes) in each metropolitan area; (2) to depict and com…
Why Does Planning Matter in Microclimate Management and Urban Heat Mitigation
In this paper, we examine two mixed-use redevelopment projects in the United States, including both regulatory and procedural contexts, to assess how decision-making processes affected microclimate outcomes. We investigate Belmar in Lakewood, CO and 29th Street Mall in Boulder, CO. Measurements and simulations of microclimate show that Belmar mitigates urban heat more effectively. Policies including building height, street patterns, and landscapi…
Mediating Design Claims
In disasters, social media offers a platform for sharing vital information between affected communities, responders, journalists, designers, planners, and policy makers. In some cases, however, social media seeds contentious political and professional debates. The social media discussions that proliferated around the damage at the Maskan-e Mehr social housing site in Iran immediately following the Halabja Earthquake that struck at the Iran-Iraq b…
Impacts of form and design policies on urban microclimate
Urban heat island mitigation by green infrastructure in European Functional Urban Areas
The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect is one of the most harmful environmental hazards for urban dwellers. Climate change is expected to increase the intensity of the UHI effect. In this context, the implementation of Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI) can partially reduce UHI intensity, promoting a resilient urban environment and contributing to climate change adaptation and mitigation. In order to achieve this result, there is a need to systematical…
Cooling cities through urban green infrastructure
The impact of urban tree shade on residential irrigation demand in a semi-arid Western U.S. City
Unlocking Climate Action
Maintaining planetary borders is crucial to prevent significant Earth system shifts. Climate change, primarily driven by carbon emissions, necessitates reducing urban carbon footprints. Cities contribute significantly to emissions, and citizens play a crucial role in creating ecologically sustainable cities by changing attitudes. This systematic literature review aims to identify effective strategies for motivating citizen participation in climat…
Geography (7 works) · Urban Heat Island Mitigation (6 works) · Civil engineering (5 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Environmental Science (5 works) · Urban Green Space and Health (5 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Land Use and Ecosystem Services (4 works) · Meteorology (4 works) · Urban heat island (4 works)