Pui Kwan Cheung

University of Melbourne — Australia

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

26h-index3.1kcitations41works9.42yr avg
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Research Topics

Urban Heat Island Mitigation(25), Urban Green Space and Health(16), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization(11), Microplastics and Plastic Pollution(9), Noise Effects and Management(9)

Publications41 total

Urban greening and water strategies are key to adapt Australian cities to climate change and urban growth
Journal of Hydrology·2025
Trade-off between water-saving and cooling objectives: restricting irrigation increases the number of hot days
Environmental Research Letters·2025Open Access
IoT sensor networks at a human-scale: Understanding what drives suburban Park Cool Islands
2025Open Access
Here’s how to make your backyard safer and cooler next summer
2025
The microclimate, surface energy flux and human skin burn risks of artificial turf as compared to natural turf
Building and Environment·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Impacts of irrigation scheduling on urban green space cooling
Landscape and Urban Planning·2024· 16 citedOpen Access
Identifying the mechanisms by which irrigation can cool urban green spaces in summer
Urban Climate·2024· 17 citedOpen Access
More than a canopy cover metric: Influence of canopy quality, water-use strategies and site climate on urban forest cooling potential
Landscape and Urban Planning·2024· 41 citedOpen Access
Impacts of irrigation scheduling on urban green space cooling
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2023Open Access
Impacts of irrigation scheduling on urban green space cooling
2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Daytime irrigation leads to significantly cooler private backyards in summer
Urban Climate·2022· 26 cited
Space poverty driving heat stress vulnerability and the adaptive strategy of visiting urban parks
Cities·2022· 35 citedOpen Access
Irrigating urban green space for cooling benefits: the mechanisms and management considerations
Environmental Research Climate·2022· 30 citedOpen Access
Author response for "Irrigating urban greenspace for cooling benefits: the mechanisms and management considerations"
2022
Preliminary study on the temperature relationship at remotely-sensed tree canopy and below-canopy air and ground surface
Building and Environment·2021· 29 cited
Estimating the cooling potential of irrigating green spaces in 100 global cities with arid, temperate or continental climates
Sustainable Cities and Society·2021· 74 cited
Effects of urban park design features on summer air temperature and humidity in compact-city milieu
Applied Geography·2021· 69 cited
Summer thermal discomfort in substandard housing with openable windows in Hong Kong
Science and Technology for the Built Environment·2020· 5 cited
Water Smart Cities Increase Irrigation to Provide Cool Refuge in a Climate Crisis
Earth s Future·2020· 40 citedOpen Access
Seasonal and meteorological effects on the cooling magnitude of trees in subtropical climate
Building and Environment·2020· 39 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

C.Y. Jim(17), Stephen J. Livesley(13), Lincoln Fok(9), Kerry A. Nice(9), Lewis T.O. Cheung(3), Pui Lam Hung(3), Chun To Siu(2), Charmaine K.W. Fung(2), Valentina Marchionni(2), Guangda Tang(1), Wai Chin Li(1), Louis S.H. Lee(1), Mohammad A. Rahman(1), Stefan K. Arndt(1), Felipe Bravo(1), Natalie van Doorn(1), Eleonora Franceschi(1), Miren del Rı́o(1), Astrid Moser-Reischl(1), Nayanesh Pattnaik(1)