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Direct
Effect
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- Light-colored or vegetated roofs reflect solar
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radiation,
reduce air-conditioning use
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Trees that shade buildings reduce air-conditioning
use
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Indirect
Effect
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- Light-colored surfaces in a neighborhood alter surface
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energy
balance; result in lower ambient temperature
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- Vegetation in a neighborhood reduces
ambient
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temperature
by evapotranspiration
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