A Guidebook for the Control of Summer Heat Islands

The Heat Island Project at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBLIHIP) is compiling a guidebook for the control of summer heat islands, which currently affect most U.S.. cities" The guidebook will describe the causes and societal costs of this climate phenomenon, as well as the benefits and energy saving potentials of using trees and light-colored surfaces to mitigate it Both conservation potentials and the experiences of city-wide implementation programs will be presented..