Dr Mohammad Taleghani
About Dr Mohammad Taleghani
Dr Mohammad Taleghani is Senior Lecturer in Landscape Architecture. He is level 6 coordinator.
Dr Taleghani has worked previously at University of Southern California in Los Angeles (USA), Portland State University (USA), Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands), and University of Salford (Manchester).
His primary focus in research is on the impact of the urban heat islands on human thermal comfort, and energy consumption of buildings. Mohammad received prestigious grants from European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), and the United States National Science Foundation (NSF). He has published numerous papers in prominent journals in the field of built environment.
Current Teaching
- LA504: Landscape Architecture Studio: Neighbourhood Planning & Design,
- LA505: Landscape Architecture Studio: Public Realm Design,
- LA601-2 Landscape Architecture Studio: Design & Community 1-2,
- LA603: Landscape Context 3: Critical Study,
- LA604-5: Landscape Architecture Studio: Specialist Design Project,
- LA702: Landscape Architecture Personal Focus Portfolio,
- LA703: Landscape & Urban Design Specialist Studios
Research Interests
Building energy efficiency; human thermal comfort; urban heat islands; microclimates; air pollution.
Selected Publications
Journal articles (24)
- Nasrollahi N; Namazi Y; Taleghani M (2021) The effect of urban shading and canyon geometry on outdoor thermal comfort in hot climates: A case study of Ahvaz, Iran
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102638
View Repository Record - Nasrollahi N; Ghosouri A; Khodakarami J; Taleghani M (2020) Heat-Mitigation Strategies to Improve Pedestrian Thermal Comfort in Urban Environments: A Review
https://doi.org/10.3390/su122310000
View Repository Record - Taleghani M; Swan W; Johansson E; Ji Y (2020) Urban cooling: Which façade orientation has the most impact on a microclimate?
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102547
View Repository Record - Taleghani M; Montazami A; Perrotti D (2020) Learning to Chill: The Role of Design Schools and Professional Training to Improve Urban Climate and Urban Metabolism
https://doi.org/10.3390/en13092243
View Repository Record - Taleghani M; Clark A; Swan W; Mohegh A (2020) Air pollution in a microclimate; the impact of different green barriers on the dispersion
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134649 - Zamani Z; Heidari S; Azmoodeh M; Taleghani M (2019) Energy performance and summer thermal comfort of traditional courtyard buildings in a desert climate
https://doi.org/10.1002/ep.13256 - Ahmadi Venhari A; Tenpierik M; Taleghani M (2019) The role of sky view factor and urban street greenery in human thermal comfort and heat stress in a desert climate
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2019.04.009 - Taleghani M; Marshall A; Fitton R; Swan W (2019) Renaturing a microclimate: The impact of greening a neighbourhood on indoor thermal comfort during a heatwave in Manchester, UK
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2019.02.062 - Taleghani M; Berardi U (2018) The effect of pavement characteristics on pedestrians' thermal comfort in Toronto
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2017.05.007 - Taleghani M (2018) The impact of increasing urban surface albedo on outdoor summer thermal comfort within a university campus
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2018.03.001 - Taleghani M (2018) Outdoor thermal comfort by different heat mitigation strategies- A review
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.06.010 - Nasrollahi N; Hatami M; Khastar SR; Taleghani M (2017) Numerical evaluation of thermal comfort in traditional courtyards to develop new microclimate design in a hot and dry climate
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2017.08.017 - Nasrollahi N; Hatami Z; Taleghani M (2017) Development of outdoor thermal comfort model for tourists in urban historical areas; A case study in Isfahan
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.09.006 - Kleerekoper L; Taleghani M; van den Dobbelsteen A; Hordijk T (2017) Urban measures for hot weather conditions in a temperate climate condition: A review study
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.11.019 - Taleghani M; Sailor D; Ban-Weiss GA (2016) Micrometeorological simulations to predict the impacts of heat mitigation strategies on pedestrian thermal comfort in a Los Angeles neighborhood
https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/11/2/024003 - Taleghani M; Kleerekoper L; Tenpierik M; van den Dobbelsteen A (2015) Outdoor thermal comfort within five different urban forms in the Netherlands
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.03.014 - Taleghani M; Tenpierik M; van den Dobbelsteen A (2014) Indoor thermal comfort in urban courtyard block dwellings in the Netherlands
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.09.028 - Taleghani M; Tenpierik M; van den Dobbelsteen A; Sailor DJ (2014) Heat mitigation strategies in winter and summer: Field measurements in temperate climates
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.07.010 - Taleghani M; Tenpierik M; van den Dobbelsteen A; Sailor DJ (2014) Heat in courtyards: A validated and calibrated parametric study of heat mitigation strategies for urban courtyards in the Netherlands
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2014.01.033 - Taleghani M; Tenpierik M; van den Dobbelsteen A (2014) Energy performance and thermal comfort of courtyard/atrium dwellings in the Netherlands in the light of climate change
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2013.09.028 - Taleghani M; Sailor DJ; Tenpierik M; van den Dobbelsteen A (2014) Thermal assessment of heat mitigation strategies: The case of Portland State University, Oregon, USA
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.12.006 - Taleghani M; Tenpierik M; van den Dobbelsteen A; de Dear R (2013) Energy use impact of and thermal comfort in different urban block types in the Netherlands
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.08.024 - Taleghani M; Tenpierik M; Kurvers S; van den Dobbelsteen A (2013) A review into thermal comfort in buildings
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2013.05.050 - Taleghani M; Tenpierik M; van den Dobbelsteen A (2012) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF COURTYARDS-A REVIEW AND COMPARISON OF RESIDENTIAL COURTYARD BUILDINGS IN DIFFERENT CLIMATES
https://doi.org/10.3992/jgb.7.2.113