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  1. Modelling the Outdoor Thermal Benefit of Urban Trees: A Case Study in Lecce, Italy

    Article • September 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Riccardo Buccolieri, Rohinton Emmanuel

  2. Heat risk in the city of São Paulo: Interactions between SUHI and social inequality

    Article • Urban Climate, September 2025, Elsevier

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  3. A Contribution to Microclimatic Zone Classification (MCZ)

    Article • May 2025, Copernicus GmbH

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  4. Affordable and portable non-motorised IoT smart weather observation device for outdoor urban microclimate and thermal comfort studies

    Article • May 2025, Copernicus GmbH

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  5. Assessing the Role of Landuse Landcover Transition Factors to Mitigate Heat Risk: A Study on Urban Area of Dhaka North City

    Article • May 2025, Copernicus GmbH

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  6. Educating the next generation of thought leaders for urban climate and sustainability: lessons from an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master (EMJM) Action

    Article • May 2025, Copernicus GmbH

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  7. Heat risk in the city of São Paulo: A portrait of environmental and socioeconomic inequalities

    Article • May 2025, Copernicus GmbH

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  8. Heat stress prediction in Glasgow: Integration of historical data with Machine Learning models

    Article • May 2025, Copernicus GmbH

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  9. A Portable Non-Motorized Smart IoT Weather Station Platform for Urban Thermal Comfort Studies

    Article • Future Internet, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  10. High-rise building density optimization for air quality improvement and investment potential

    Article • Built Environment Project and Asset Management, February 2025, Emerald

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  11. Planning for a Warmer Future: Heat Risk Assessment and Mitigation in Lahti, Finland

    Article • Atmosphere, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  12. A systematic review of the secondary market aspects of electrified vehicles

    Article • International Journal of Automotive Technology and Management, January 2025, Inderscience Publishers

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  13. Nature-Based Solutions Planning for Urban Microclimate Improvement and Health: An Integrated Ecological and Economic Approach

    Article • Land, December 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr. Riccardo Buccolieri, Rohinton Emmanuel

  14. A case history of co-design and co-deployment of a nature-based solution (NbS) against erosion and slope instability

    Article • Ecological Engineering, December 2024, Elsevier

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  15. Sustainable Urban Heat Risk Resilience: Lessons on Opportunities and Barriers to Action from Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Article • Sustainability, October 2024, MDPI AG

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  16. Coupling of different nature base solutions for pedestrian thermal comfort in a Mediterranean climate

    Article • Building and Environment, May 2024, Elsevier

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  17. Street Tree Designs for Particulate Matter Reduction in Glasgow: A Supportive Approach for Urban Planning

    Article • April 2024, MDPI AG

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  18. Spatial and temporal variation of anthropogenic heat emissions in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Article • Urban Climate, March 2024, Elsevier

    Sue Grimmond, Rohinton Emmanuel

  19. Potential Impacts of Green Infrastructure on NOx and PM10 in Different Local Climate Zones of Brindisi, Italy

    Article • Sustainability, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Riccardo Buccolieri, Rohinton Emmanuel

  20. Air pollutant dispersion around high-rise building cluster forms: the case of Port City, Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, August 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  21. Street trees and Urban Heat Island in Glasgow: Mitigation through the ‘Avenues Programme’

    Article • Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, August 2023, Elsevier

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  22. Can Colombo port city high-rise tower and podium morphology improve pollutant dispersion and urban ventilation?

    Article • July 2023, University of Moratuwa

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  23. A decision-making framework for promoting the optimum design and planning of Nature-based Solutions at local scale

    Article • Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, June 2023, Elsevier

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  24. A nature-based solution selection framework: Criteria and processes for addressing hydro-meteorological hazards at open-air laboratories across Europe

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, April 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Prashant Kumar, Rohinton Emmanuel

  25. Urban Heat Risk: Protocols for Mapping and Implications for Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Article • Atmosphere, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  26. Street Tree Planting Patterns to Modify the Sky View Factor for Outdoor Thermal Comfort Enhancement

    Article • FARU Journal, December 2022, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  27. Study on correlation between shadow patterns and human behaviour in hot, arid cities: a case study of Biskra, Algeria

    Article • International Journal of Biometeorology, October 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  28. Role of local climate zone and space syntax on land surface temperature (case study: Tehran)

    Article • Urban Climate, September 2022, Elsevier

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  29. An innovative approach to combine solar photovoltaic gardens with agricultural production and ecosystem services

    Article • Ecosystem Services, August 2022, Elsevier

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  30. Urban thermal comfort trends in Sri Lanka: the increasing overheating problem and its potential mitigation

    Article • International Journal of Biometeorology, July 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  31. Heat risk of mortality in two different regions of the United Kingdom

    Article • Sustainable Cities and Society, May 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Prashant Kumar, Rohinton Emmanuel

  32. How Much Green Is Really “Cool”? Target Setting for Thermal Comfort Enhancement in a Warm, Humid City (Jakarta, Indonesia)

    Article • Atmosphere, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  33. The ‘Rocket Framework’: A Novel Framework to Define Key Performance Indicators for Nature-based Solutions Against Shallow Landslides and Erosion

    Article • Frontiers in Earth Science, November 2021, Frontiers

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  34. Analysis of Olive Grove Destruction by Xylella fastidiosa Bacterium on the Land Surface Temperature in Salento Detected Using Satellite Images

    Article • Forests, September 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Norbert Marwan, Dr. Riccardo Buccolieri, Rohinton Emmanuel

  35. Analysis of Urban Greening Scenarios for Improving Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Neighbourhoods of Lecce (Southern Italy)

    Article • Climate, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Riccardo Buccolieri, Rohinton Emmanuel

  36. Study of the Effects of Urban Vegetation on Thermal Comfort in a Neighbourhood of Lahti (Finland)

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  37. Urban microclimate in temperate climates: a summary for practitioners

    Article • Buildings and Cities, January 2021, Ubiquity Press, Ltd.

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  38. Urban Microclimate Modelling for Comfort and Energy Studies

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  39. Occupancy detection in non-residential buildings – A survey and novel privacy preserved occupancy monitoring solution

    Article • Applied Computing and Informatics, September 2020, Emerald

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  40. Compatibility of local climate zone parameters for climate sensitive street design: Influence of openness and surface properties on local climate

    Article • Urban Climate, September 2020, Elsevier

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  41. A Conceptual Framework to Design Green Infrastructure: Ecosystem Services as an Opportunity for Creating Shared Value in Ground Photovoltaic Systems

    Article • Land, July 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Riccardo Buccolieri, Rohinton Emmanuel

  42. USER PATTERNS: OUTDOOR SPACE AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

    Article • Present Environment and Sustainable Development, July 2020, Editura Universitatii Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iasi

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  43. A spatial exploration of deprivation and green infrastructure ecosystem services within Glasgow city

    Article • Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, June 2020, Elsevier

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  44. Impact of Urban Vegetation on Outdoor Thermal Comfort: Comparison between a Mediterranean City (Lecce, Italy) and a Northern European City (Lahti, Finland)

    Article • Forests, February 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Riccardo Buccolieri, Rohinton Emmanuel

  45. Recovery and Valorisation of Energy from Wastewater Using a Water Source Heat Pump at the Glasgow Subway: Potential for Similar Underground Environments

    Article • Resources, October 2019, MDPI AG

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  46. The Performance of an ASHP System Using Waste Air to Recover Heat Energy in a Subway System

    Article • Clean Technologies, July 2019, MDPI AG

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  47. An Intelligent Real-Time Occupancy Monitoring System Using Single Overhead Camera

    Article • November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  48. Secure Occupancy Monitoring System for IoT Using Lightweight Intertwining Logistic Map

    Article • September 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  49. Connecting the realms of urban form, density and microclimate

    Article • Building Research & Information, August 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Rohinton Emmanuel, Professor Koen Steemers

  50. Interdependent energy relationships between buildings at the street scale

    Article • Building Research & Information, August 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Rohinton Emmanuel, julie futcher

  51. An Intelligent Real-Time Occupancy Monitoring System with Enhanced Encryption and Privacy

    Article • July 2018, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  52. The impact of urban compactness, comfort strategies and energy consumption on tropical urban heat island intensity: A review

    Article • Sustainable Cities and Society, July 2018, Elsevier

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  53. Effects of atmospheric stability and urban morphology on daytime intra-urban temperature variability for Glasgow, UK

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, June 2018, Elsevier

    Rohinton Emmanuel, Dr Patricia R C Drach

  54. A “Local Climate Zone” based approach to urban planning in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Article • Urban Climate, March 2018, Elsevier

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  55. Performance standard for tropical outdoors: A critique of current impasse and a proposal for way forward

    Article • Urban Climate, March 2018, Elsevier

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  56. Integrating conservation aspects into energy performance assessments for twentieth century buildings: assessing the Canongate Housing complex in Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Article • Journal of Architectural Conservation, January 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  57. Atmospheric Impacts on Daytime Urban Heat Island

    Article • Air Soil and Water Research, January 2018, SAGE Publications

    Rohinton Emmanuel, Dr Patricia R C Drach

  58. Heat recovery from mineworkings: opportunities in the Glasgow area

    Article • Environmental Geotechnics, December 2017, ICE Publishing

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  59. Heat Energy Output from a Shallow Geothermal Open Loop System in Glasgow: Performance Evaluation Design, Installation and Performance

    Article • Environmental Geotechnics, November 2017, ICE Publishing

    Dr Konstantinos Ninikas, Rohinton Emmanuel

  60. Interferências da forma urbana na dinâmica da temperatura intra-urbana

    Article • Revista de Morfologia Urbana, July 2017, Revista de Morfologia Urbana

    Dr Patricia R C Drach, Rohinton Emmanuel

  61. Random neural networks based cognitive controller for HVAC in non-domestic building using LoRa

    Article • July 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  62. Creating sustainable cities one building at a time: Towards an integrated urban design framework

    Article • Cities, June 2017, Elsevier

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  63. RANDOM NEURAL NETWORK LEARNING HEURISTICS

    Article • Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences, May 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Hadi Larijani, Rohinton Emmanuel

  64. Energy demand prediction through novel random neural network predictor for large non-domestic buildings

    Article • April 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  65. Design and Implementation of a Cloud Enabled Random Neural Network-Based Decentralized Smart Controller With Intelligent Sensor Nodes for HVAC

    Article • IEEE Internet of Things Journal, April 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  66. Heat recovery from air in underground transport tunnels

    Article • Renewable Energy, October 2016, Elsevier

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  67. A heat energy recovery system from tunnel waste water

    Article • Environmental Geotechnics, September 2016, ICE Publishing

    Dr Konstantinos Ninikas, Rohinton Emmanuel

  68. The durability of building materials under a changing climate

    Article • Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change, May 2016, Wiley

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  69. Introduction

    Article • March 2016, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  70. Achieving thermal pleasure in tropical urban outdoors

    Article • March 2016, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  71. Experimental testing of a random neural network smart controller using a single zone test chamber

    Article • IET Networks, November 2015, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (the IET)

    Professor Hadi Larijani, Rohinton Emmanuel

  72. Green infrastructure as an adaptation approach to tackling urban overheating in the Glasgow Clyde Valley Region, UK

    Article • Landscape and Urban Planning, June 2015, Elsevier

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  73. Assessment of predicted versus measured thermal comfort and optimal comfort ranges in the outdoor environment in the temperate climate of Glasgow, UK

    Article • Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, December 2014, SAGE Publications

    Rohinton Emmanuel, Dr Patricia R C Drach

  74. A renewable heat solution for water ingress in the Glasgow subway tunnel system

    Article • December 2014, WITPRESS LTD.

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  75. Comparison of the Robustness of RNN, MPC and ANN Controller for Residential Heating System

    Article • December 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  76. Instruments and methods in outdoor thermal comfort studies – The need for standardization

    Article • Urban Climate, December 2014, Elsevier

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  77. Modelling and optimization of residential heating system using random neural networks

    Article • December 2014, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  78. Could refurbishment of “traditional” buildings reduce carbon emissions?

    Article • Built Environment Project and Asset Management, July 2014, Emerald

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  79. Accounting for atmospheric stability conditions in urban heat island studies: The case of Glasgow, UK

    Article • Landscape and Urban Planning, September 2013, Elsevier

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  80. A universal climate-based energy and thermal expectation index: Initial development and tests

    Article • Energy and Buildings, March 2013, Elsevier

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  81. Assessment of daytime outdoor comfort levels in and outside the urban area of Glasgow, UK

    Article • International Journal of Biometeorology, August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rohinton Emmanuel, Dr Patricia R C Drach

  82. An Urban Approach To Climate Sensitive Design

    Article • August 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  83. Urban heat island and differences in outdoor comfort levels in Glasgow, UK

    Article • Theoretical and Applied Climatology, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rohinton Emmanuel, Dr Patricia R C Drach

  84. Urban heat island and its impact on climate change resilience in a shrinking city: The case of Glasgow, UK

    Article • Building and Environment, July 2012, Elsevier

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  85. Mapping sustainability assessment with the project life cycle

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability, June 2011, ICE Publishing

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  86. ICUC-7 Urban Climate Special Issue

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, January 2011, Wiley

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  87. A fairer place? A prototype framework for assessing the environmental equity implications of proposed urban developments in the UK

    Article • Journal of Urbanism International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, November 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  88. Guest editorial

    Article • Journal of Urbanism International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, November 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  89. Urban air pollution and mitigation options in Sri Lanka

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Urban Design and Planning, September 2010, ICE Publishing

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  90. Mapping knowledge flow during sustainability assessment

    Article • Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Urban Design and Planning, June 2010, ICE Publishing

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  91. Key challenges to the incorporation of climatic design knowledge in contemporary tropical architecture

    Article • Built-Environment Sri Lanka, May 2010, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  92. Climate and More Sustainable Cities: Climate Information for Improved Planning and Management of Cities (Producers/Capabilities Perspective)

    Article • Procedia Environmental Sciences, January 2010, Elsevier

    Sue Grimmond, Rohinton Emmanuel

  93. Climate Information for Improved Planning and Management of Mega Cities (Needs Perspective)

    Article • Procedia Environmental Sciences, January 2010, Elsevier

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  94. Urban heat islands in humid and arid climates: role of urban form and thermal properties in Colombo, Sri Lanka and Phoenix, USA

    Article • Climate Research, September 2007, Inter-Research Science Center

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  95. Urban shading—a design option for the tropics? A study in Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, January 2007, Wiley

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  96. Editorial

    Article • Built-Environment Sri Lanka, August 2006, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  97. The influence of urban design on outdoor thermal comfort in the hot, humid city of Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Article • International Journal of Biometeorology, July 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  98. Influence of urban morphology and sea breeze on hot humid microclimate: the case of Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Article • Climate Research, January 2006, Inter-Research Science Center

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  99. Thermal comfort implications of urbanization in a warm-humid city: the Colombo Metropolitan Region (CMR), Sri Lanka

    Article • Building and Environment, December 2005, Elsevier

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  100. Estimating the environmental suitability of wall materials: preliminary results from Sri Lanka

    Article • Building and Environment, October 2004, Elsevier

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  101. Assessment of Impact of Land Cover Changes on Urban Bioclimate: the Case of Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Article • Architectural Science Review, June 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  102. An Analysis of the Bio-climatic Effects of Roof Cover of Domestic Buildings in the Equatorial Tropics

    Article • Architectural Science Review, June 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  103. Summertime Urban Heat Island Mitigation: Propositions based on an Investigation of Intra-Urban Air Temperature Variations

    Article • Architectural Science Review, December 1997, Taylor & Francis

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  104. Urban vegetational change as an indicator of demographic trends in cities: the case of Detroit

    Article • Environment and Planning B Planning and Design, January 1997, SAGE Publications

    Rohinton Emmanuel

  105. A Hypothetical ‘Shadow Umbrella’ for Thermal Comfort Enhancement in the Equatorial Urban Outdoors

    Article • Architectural Science Review, December 1993, Taylor & Francis

    Rohinton Emmanuel