Mitigations for Sustainability of the Megacities
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55571/em.2022.04001
Authors:Ghosh Biswajit
Affiliation: The Neotia University, D.H.Road, 24 Paragonas (S), & Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Information: Environmental Monitoring. April 2022 Vol.1, No.1, pp 1-7
Abstract:The megacities are facing problems like increase in population, enhancement of environmental pollution, collapsing of traffic systems, and dysfunctional of waste management. The vertical extensions in the built-in-systems welcomed urban heat island (UHI) effect and enhance 5-10% more energy consumption. Thus, mitigation of UHI can be done by; i. reduction of albedo effect by introducing rooftop integrated photovoltaic (RiPV) systems, and ii. introduction of evapo-transpiration systems like water bodies, greeneries, green roof & green wall. Long term studies showed that introduction of RiPV systems in built-in-system not only reduce the albedo effect but also compensate the additional energy demand.
Keywords:Rooftop integrated photovoltaic (RiPV) systems; Evapo-transpiration systems; Sustainability
Cite This Article:Biswajit G. (2022). Mitigations for Sustainability of the Megacities. Environmental Monitoring, Vol.1, No.1, pp 1-7