Papparelli, Alberto ， Kurban, Alejandra ， Cunsulo, Mario
2011 CUADERNOS DE VIVIENDA Y URBANISMO 2011 4(卷), 7(期), (110-120页)
In this paper, final result of a bi-annual project (2009-2010) called Historic and spatial variation of the urban island heat effect in an arid zone - financed by Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Argentina - are presented. Its main aim is determining the progressive changing of urban island heat effect during a fifteen year period (1995-2010) and its correlation with the occupancy of Great San Juan (GSJ) urban area, located in South America's arid diagonal. Results show the interrelationship between urban occupancy and the spread of island heat effect in the city.