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Reducing urban heat wave risk in the 21st century


Reducing urban heat wave risk in the 21st century - ScienceDirect

Projected changes in heat waves and urbanization will increase health risks in cities. Risks are unequally distributed across intrinsic and extrinsic factors.

Reducing urban heat wave risk in the 21st century - DepositOnce

We uncover health studies and research on disaster risk reduction, climate change, adaptability and resilience at the city level as well as reviews of current.

Reducing urban heat wave risk in the 21st century - ScienceDirect

This review identifies intrinsic and extrinsic factors that contribute to stratified vulnerability to urban heat waves.

Reducing urban heat wave risk in the 21st century - ResearchGate

Urban design can reduce risks associated with heatwaves, including health risks, as the design solutions relate to surfaces' albedo, urban canopy cover, ...

Reducing heat-wave risk through active and passive measures

deaths in the 21st century. Estimates of the number of deaths caused during ... Urban Heat Island. Community design. Reduced ambient temperatures ...

Reducing urban heat wave risk in the 21st century - DepositOnce

As a key lesson we find that the literature strands on public health, risk reduction and urban planning all contribute to the identification of alleviation ...

Targeted policies to address extreme heat in the United States - C2ES

Green Infrastructure and nature-based solutions: Trees and vegetation can reduce heat by shading buildings, pavement, and other surfaces to ...

Urban Heat Islands 101 - Resources for the Future

There are several measures cities can take to reduce the heat island effect. Increasing tree cover and vegetation is one promising strategy.

Heat Waves: A Growing Threat to Society and the Environment - Eos

With heat waves expected to worsen in the 21st century it is essential to take stock of our current understanding, knowledge gaps, and to set research ...

Urban heat islands and heat mortality - ECMWF

Specific strategies to target this problem – either at the absorption or release phases – could significantly reduce the urban heat island effect.

Understanding the synergy between heat waves and the built ...

At the urban planning and design level, substantial research is being done to demonstrate the effectiveness of various heat mitigation ...

How can East Asia's city leaders rise to the extreme urban heat ...

The “urban heat island” (UHI) effect raises city temperatures even further. As with climate change, the causes of this UHI effect are man-made, ...

Reducing urban heat wave risk in the 21st century

Global warming increases the frequency, intensity and duration of heat waves, particularly endangering urban populations.

A multiscale analysis of heatwaves and urban heat islands in the ...

Global climate change is enhancing the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events including heatwaves, which are natural hazards with ...

Understanding Urban Heat Vulnerability and the need for Resilient ...

This relationship causes unevenly distributed heat patterns across urban areas and some places tend to be hotter than others. Implementing green ...

Heat Waves and Climate Change - C2ES

Planting trees to provide shade and to cool the air through evapotranspiration. Pursuing energy efficiency to reduce demand on the electricity grid, especially ...

How cities are using nature to keep heatwaves at bay - UNEP

Cooling is particularly important in cities facing rising temperatures, worsened by the urban heat island effect—concrete and tarmac absorbing ...

Protecting Californians From Extreme Heat: A State Action Plan to ...

Urban Heat Island effect and reduce risks during extreme heat events. ... Pilot studies using this approach show the impact of climate change on the.

Climate Change and Extreme Heat Events

... heat waves in the 21st century ... ∙ Harriss, R. Designing a geospatial information infrastructure for mitigation of heat wave hazards in urban areas.

Urban Heat Island and Its Interaction with Heatwaves: A Review of ...

Recent studies also indicate that increasing albedo, vegetation fraction and irrigation can lower the urban temperature during HWs. Research gaps in this topic ...