Spatio-temporal assessment of urban vegetation cooling efficiency and the identification of critical heat mitigation zones in Kraków, Poland

Reza Sarli, Garry Marapao, Ayman Imam, Erdenetuya Boldbaatar, Mohammed Alamoudi, Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry, University of Agriculture in Kraków, Department of Forest Sciences, College of Environment and Life Sciences, Mindanao State University at Naawan, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia

Progress in Physical Geography: An International Review of Geographical Work in the Natural and Environmental Sciences

Published online on July 01, 2026

Abstract

Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment, Ahead of Print.
Urban Heat Islands (UHIs) pose growing challenges to urban sustainability, affecting health, energy use, and climate resilience. While urban vegetation cools cities, planners lack tools to prioritize interventions that combine current cooling performance ...