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Modeling To Evaluate The Contribution Of The Built Environment On Heat Microenvironments And Analysis Of The Efficiency And Efficacy Of Electric Vehicle Purchase Incentives, Parker King
Graduate College Dissertations and Theses
This dissertation provides an integrated examination of urban heat mitigation strategies and the effectiveness of electric vehicle (EV) purchase incentives, employing innovative methodologies across its four chapters to address pressing environmental and policy challenges. It leverages a unique dataset obtained through extensive mobile sampling, state-of-the-art machine learning techniques, revealed preference data collected through robust survey design, and detailed sociodemographic analyses to offer insights into the dynamics of urban heat islands, sustainable transportation, and policy efficiency.
The first section details the quantifying of micro-environment heat differences pertaining to the influence of the built environment across 10 cities over 20 days, using …