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Part 1 · Questions 31–35
- The key to designing healthier urban 31______ is understanding why cities generate their own microclimates.
- The single most important factor discussed in the research literature is 32______ — concrete, asphalt and brick.
- The key technical term to note is 33______ — the reflectivity of a surface on a 0-to-1 scale.
- The main cause of the urban heat-island effect is 34______, whose thermal mass re-emits heat long after sunset.
- The textbook case study in this field is 35______, measured over three degrees hotter than its rural surroundings on summer nights.
Part 2 · Questions 36–40
- The practical consequence that dominates the policy conversation is public 36.
- One additional detail is 37______ — moisture lingering in stagnant urban air makes heatwaves far more dangerous.
- Night-time (or 38______) heat islands tend to be far stronger and more persistent than daytime ones.
- The long-term effect projections point to is 39______, especially of elderly and low-income populations.
- The urban heat island is, above all, 40______ — not an inevitability, but a choice.
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