The urban heat island intensities in Greek cities as a function of the characteristics of the built environmentThe urban heat island intensities in Greek cities as a function of the characteristics of the built environment Σύντομη Δημοσίευση σε Συνέδριο Conference Short Paper 2015-11-142015enGreece, with an overall land area of approx. 132,000 km2, is located in southeastern Europe (approximately between latitudes 34° and 42° N, and longitudes 19° and 30° E). It is both a maritime country, with numerous islands and a coastline of over 14,000 km in length, and a mountainous one, with four-fifths of the mainland consisting of mountainous terrain. The climate in Greece is predominantly of the Mediterranean type, with mild and rainy winters, relatively warm and dry summers and sunshine almost all year round.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/9th International Conference on Urban Climate jointly with 12th Symposium on the Urban Environment Papamanolis Nikolaos Παπαμανωλης Νικολαος Ragia Lemonia Ραγια Λεμονια Dimelli Despoina Διμελλη Δεσποινα Urban heat