Assessment of Urban Heat Island in the Phoenix Metropolitan Region

Urban heat island (UHI) is a phenomenon resulting from urbanization. Urbanization describes the process of transforming the natural landscape into one suited for human habitation and secondly the increase in the proportion of the people living in densely populated areas. These changes to the landscape result in a difference in the equivalent temperatures of the city and the surrounding natural (non-urbanized) area. Similar to other areas experiencing the impact of UHI, the City of Phoenix and its surrounding communities have experienced extensive economic growth and land use development in the last several decades. Natural landscapes have been replaced by roadways, buildings, and other new infrastructure. ADOT and the MAG are considering how to maintain their existing freeway pavements and the influence of different pavement surfaces on the UHI is of interest. Specifically, the region must decide whether to continue the use of rubberized asphalt or replace it with an alternative treatment.

    Language

    • English

    Project

    • Status: Active
    • Funding: $320,000
    • Contract Numbers:

      SPR-786

    • Sponsor Organizations:

      Arizona Department of Transportation Research Center

      206 S. 17th Avenue
      ADOT Research Center
      Phoenix, AZ  United States  85007
    • Project Managers:

      Proffitt, David

    • Performing Organizations:

      Arizona State University

      660 S. College Ave
      PO Box 873005
      Tempe, Arizona  United States  85287
    • Principal Investigators:

      Neithalath, Narayanan

    • Start Date: 20220610
    • Expected Completion Date: 20251217
    • Actual Completion Date: 0

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    Filing Info

    • Accession Number: 01850659
    • Record Type: Research project
    • Source Agency: Arizona Department of Transportation
    • Contract Numbers: SPR-786
    • Files: RIP, STATEDOT
    • Created Date: Jun 29 2022 4:24PM