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Urban heat island mitigation measures and regulations in Montréal and Toronto / : Mesures de mitigation et réglementation associées aux îlots de chaleur en milieu urbain à Montréal et Toronto

20 May 2014

"Our urban environments are thermally deteriorating, but various positive approaches are nonetheless being taken to head off this phenomenon. Toronto has passed comprehensive bylaws to combat heat islands, while several local initiatives have been noted in Montréal. ... An impressive number of innovative initiatives have been developed in several large American and European cities. The initiatives do exist, and positive results have been demonstrated. Now the time has come to take the necessary policy and regulatory measures"--
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8
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Ottawa, Ontario

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