The impact of heatwaves on mortality and morbidity and the associated vulnerability factors: a systematic review
Background: This study aims to investigate the current impacts of extreme temperature and
heatwaves on human health in terms of both mortality and morbidity. This systematic review …
heatwaves on human health in terms of both mortality and morbidity. This systematic review …
Models and methods for quantifying the environmental, economic, and social benefits and challenges of green infrastructure: A critical review
With growing urbanization and increasing climate change-related concerns, green
infrastructures (GIs) are recognized as promising solutions for mitigating various challenges …
infrastructures (GIs) are recognized as promising solutions for mitigating various challenges …
Investigating urban heat-related health risks based on local climate zones: A case study of Changzhou in China
L Ma, G Huang, BA Johnson, Z Chen, M Li… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Assessing heat-related health risks is important for sustainable urban development.
Although fine-scale information (eg, at the community/neighborhood or city block level) is …
Although fine-scale information (eg, at the community/neighborhood or city block level) is …
[HTML][HTML] Assessing heat vulnerability and multidimensional inequity: Lessons from indexing the performance of Australian capital cities
Increased extreme heat, driven by rapid urbanisation and climate change, has caused
increasing heat-related deaths, and posed significant threats to vulnerable populations …
increasing heat-related deaths, and posed significant threats to vulnerable populations …
A comprehensive framework of cooling effect-accessibility-urban development to assessing and planning park cooling services
With increasing global warming and urbanization, extreme heat events threaten the health of
urban dwellers. Urban parks can alleviate severe urban heating, but previous research on …
urban dwellers. Urban parks can alleviate severe urban heating, but previous research on …
Diurnal dynamics of heat exposure in Xi'an: A perspective from local climate zone
Understanding the heat exposure in communities is important for finely managing the urban
thermal environment. Although remote sensing data has been widely applied for evaluating …
thermal environment. Although remote sensing data has been widely applied for evaluating …
Adaptation, exposure, and politics: Local extreme heat and global climate change risk perceptions in the phoenix metropolitan region, USA
Cities around the planet are facing climate change risks including (but not limited to)
extreme heat, drought, wildfire, and flooding. Urbanites perceptions of the risks posed by …
extreme heat, drought, wildfire, and flooding. Urbanites perceptions of the risks posed by …
Urban green space and cooling services: Opposing changes of integrated accessibility and social equity along with urbanization
T Lan, Y Liu, G Huang, J Corcoran, J Peng - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Heat stress poses a threat to public health and urban green space (UGS) offers a climate
regulation service. When the total amount of UGS increases, the way to allocate UGS should …
regulation service. When the total amount of UGS increases, the way to allocate UGS should …
A new approach of Robustness-Resistance-Recovery (3Rs) to assessing flood resilience: A case study in Dongting Lake Basin
The frequency of natural disasters and the losses caused by global climate change and
urbanization continue to increase. Traditional rigid defense methods cannot meet the needs …
urbanization continue to increase. Traditional rigid defense methods cannot meet the needs …
Estimating the cooling effect of pocket green space in high density urban areas in Shanghai, China
Recently, pocket green spaces (PGS), ie, small green spaces, have attracted growing
attention for their various ecological and social services. As a crucial part of urban green …
attention for their various ecological and social services. As a crucial part of urban green …