The growing number of densely populated cities has resulted in a decrease in vegetation
coverage, which in turn, has resulted in a temperature increase in urban areas. This …

Cities are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather episodes, which are expected to
increase with climate change. Cities also influence their own local climate, for example …

The most apparent impact of urban development on the environment is the rearrangement of
its biophysical attributes. By altering the nature of the surface and generating large amounts …

This paper presents the development of a simulation model, which was incorporated into a
Geographic Information System (GIS) in order to calculate the maximum intensity of urban …

With a growing number of people living in urban areas, city residents are more frequently
exposed to stresses related to the built environment including elevated summer surface …

Climate change and increasing urbanization call for the effective adaptation of cities to
extreme heat. To improve the applicability of the research, sophisticated computational fluid …

As the global population becomes increasingly urbanised, so interest has grown in the
potential climate change impacts on city infrastructure, services, and environmental quality …

The United Nations (2016) estimates that people living in urban areas now account for
54.5% of the global population, a number expected to reach 60% by 2030. As cities continue …

Heat poses an urgent threat to public health in cities, as the urban heat island (UHI) effect
can amplify exposures, contributing to high heat-related mortality and morbidity. Urban trees …

The aim of this paper is to identify a parameterization method that considers existing
connections and relationships between traditional indicators of environmental sustainability …