Local climate change and urban heat island mitigation techniques - the state of the artLocal climate change and urban heat island mitigation techniques - the state of the art Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτές 2018-10-292016enIncrease of the ambient air temperature in cities caused by the urban heat island phenomenon has a seri- ous impact on the economic and social system of cities. to counterbalance the consequences of the increased urban temperatures important research has been carried out resulting in the development of efficient mitigation technologies. the present paper aims to present the state of the art in terms of local climate change and urban heat island mitigation techniques. In particular, developments in the field on highly reflective materials, cool and green roofs, cool pavements, urban green and of other mitigation technologies are presented in detail, while examples of implemented projects are given.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Journal of Civil Engineering and Management2211-16 Akbari Hashem Cartális, Constantínos Kolokotsa Dionysia Κολοκοτσα Διονυσια Muscio, Alberto Pisello Anna Laura Rossi Federico Santamouris, Matheos Synnefa Afroditi Wong Nyuk Hien Zinzi Michele Taylor & Francis VGTU Press Adaptation Cool materials Mitigation Urban heat island