A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Urban Environmental Management

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2010

Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect often found in the built-up area, which the temperature hotter than its surroundings/rural area. Thermal discomfort, air pollution formation, health risk are the impacts caused by UHI. Then, the mitigation strategies are needed to be implemented. Currently, there is an emerging term called co-benefits, which means two or more benefits that are derived from a single strategy or a set of strategies. Co-benefits approach is typically used for mitigating global warming and reducing GHG emission. This study aims to use the approach for looking at the possible additional benefits that can be obtained from mitigation strategies of local warming. After identifying co-benefits from local warming mitigation, then Analytical Hierarchy Process is utilized for prioritizing which strategy would provide the maximum benefit for the city. The result shows that transport sector is selected as mitigation strategy for local warming and would bring maximum benefits on energy saving, ambient air pollution improvement, indoor air pollution improvement, energy consumption cost reduction, health service cost reduction, health improvement, thermal comfort improvement and productivity improvement. Those co-benefits contribution to global warming also is discussed in this study.