The impact of heat mitigation and adaptation technologies on urban health

N Aghamohammadi, L Ramakreshnan - Mitigation and Adaptation of Urban …, 2024 - Elsevier
The impacts of heat concomitant with climate change, global warming, and urban heat
island phenomena have severely affected the environmental, physical, and psychological …

Overheating of Cities: Magnitude, Characteristics, Impact, Mitigation and Adaptation, and Future Challenges

J Feng, K Gao, H Khan, G Ulpiani… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Urban overheating is the most documented phenomenon of climate change impacting
humans. This article presents the most recent developments on the magnitude and …

The impact of heat mitigation on urban environmental quality

ME González-Trevizo, KE Martínez-Torres… - … and Adaptation of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs projects that the
global population will reach 8.5 billion by 2030. The challenging urbanization of the planet …

Urban heat mitigation and adaptation: the state of the art

G Ulpiani, K Yenneti, I Pigliautile, AL Pisello… - … and Adaptation of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The state of the art in urban heat mitigation and adaptation is analyzed along four
elements:(1) technologies, techniques, and benefits of combinatorial approaches;(2) risks …

Environmental, energy, and health impact of urban mitigation technologies

M Santamouris - Urban Climate Change and Heat Islands, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban overheating can be counteracted and mitigation technologies are available. In this
chapter, the impact of heat mitigation technologies on several dimensions of human life is …

Understanding Urban Heat Island Effect: Causes, Impacts, Factors, and Strategies for Better Livability and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

M Aboulnaga, A Trombadore, M Mostafa… - Livable Cities: Urban …, 2024 - Springer
Extreme heat exposure from both climate change severe events and the urban heat islands
effect (UHIE) poses a threat to the world's rapidly growing urban population and cities. Rapid …

Urban Heat: A Sustainability Challenge Crossing Traditional Boundaries

FA Schneider - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Cities globally are experiencing substantial warming due to ongoing urbanization and
climate change. However, existing efforts to mitigate urban heat focus mainly on new …

Heat Resilience in Urban Environments: Strategies for Sustainable City Climate Management

J Parihar, S Birman - … Nexus: Understanding the Interconnected Impact on …, 2024 - Springer
Urban climate refers to the local climate effects resulting from planning decisions made at
various scales, from streets and neighbourhoods to entire cities. These decisions can have …

Isolating the impacts of urban form and fabric from geography on urban heat and human thermal comfort

KA Nice, N Nazarian, MJ Lipson, MA Hart… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Public health risks resulting from urban heat in cities are increasing due to rapid
urbanisation and climate change, motivating closer attention to urban heat mitigation and …

Innovate green building for urban heat mitigation and adaptation

BJ He - PLOS Climate, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Urban heat, the combined effect of heatwaves and heat islands, affects numerous cities
worldwide. Beyond severe environmental, economic, and social consequences, urban heat …