Control of Urban Heat Island (UHI) and increasing permeability shall help to address the issues like increasing energy consumption and incremental storm water flows in the context of sustainable urban development. Extensive field studies have been carried out to quantify urban heat island in the context of Bangalore city. Mean air temperature observed on a typical day during the measurement period is compared. About 0.8 to 2 degC higher mean air temperature was observed during the measured period. Presence of heat island is thus clearly evident from the profile of the mean air temperature where, Commercial Street at centre of city with high development is 1.5degC higher than Kodathi which is located in the outskirts of Bangalore.

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