James Madison University JMU Scholarly Commons Masters Theses The Graduate School Spring 2016 The urban heat island effect in Malta and the adequacy of green roofs in its mitigation Jonathan Scicluna James Madison University Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/master201019 Part of the Environmental Health and Protection Commons, Environmental Studies Commons, Other Earth Sciences Commons, and the Sustainability Commons Recommended Citation Scicluna, Jonathan, "The urban heat island effect in Malta and the adequacy of green roofs in its mitigation" (2016). Masters Theses. 467. https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/master201019/467 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the The Graduate School at JMU Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Masters Theses by an authorized administrator of JMU Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT IN MALTA AND THE ADEQUACY OF GREEN ROOFS IN ITS MITIGATION Jonathan Scicluna A dissertation submitted to the UNIVERSITY OF MALTA and JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Sustainable Environmental Resources Management/ Master of Science in Integrated Science and Technology 2016 To my Family ii Acknowledgements I would like to express my gratitude to my supervisors Mr Antoine Gatt and Dr Wayne S. Teel as well as to Prof Louis F. Cassar. I would also like to thank the course coordinators Dr Elisabeth Conrad and Dr Maria Papadakis as well as the administrative staff at the Valletta Campus especially Mr Mario Cassar and Ms Mersia Mackay Zammit.