selected publications

• academic article

  • The effectiveness of cool and green roofs in mitigating urban heat island and improving human thermal comfort.  Building and Environment.  217:109082-109082. 2022
  • Urban geometry as an adaptation strategy to improve the outdoor thermal performance in hot arid regions: Aswan University as a case study.  Sustainable Cities and Society.  71:102965-102965. 2021
  • Corrigendum to 'Evaluating urban vegetation scenarios to mitigate urban heat island and reduce buildings' Energy in dense built-up areas in Cairo' [Build. Environ. 166 (2019) 106407].  Building and Environment.  172:106697-106697. 2020
  • Inter-local climate zone differentiation of land surface temperatures for Management of Urban Heat in Nairobi City, Kenya.  urban climate.  31:100540-100540. 2020
  • Evaluating the effect of trees on UHI mitigation and reduction of energy usage in different built up areas in Cairo.  Building and Environment.  168:106490-106490. 2020
  • Evaluating urban vegetation scenarios to mitigate urban heat island and reduce buildings' energy in dense built-up areas in Cairo.  Building and Environment.  166:106407-106407. 2019
  • Evaluating climate change adaptation strategies and scenarios of enhanced vertical and horizontal compactness at urban scale (a case study for Berlin).  Landscape and Urban Planning.  183:68-78. 2019
  • A Comprehensive Statistical Study on Daytime Surface Urban Heat Island during Summer in Urban Areas, Case Study: Cairo and Its New Towns.  Remote Sensing.  8:643-643. 2016