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Are autonomous cities our urban future?

open access: yesNature Communications, 2018
Cities are rapidly expanding in size, wealth and power, with some now larger than nation states. Smart city solutions and strong global urban networks are developing to manage massive urban growth.
Barbara Norman
doaj   +1 more source

The Dilemmas of Citizen Inclusion in Urban Planning and Governance to Enable a 1.5 °C Climate Change Scenario

open access: yesUrban Planning, 2018
Cities around the world are facilitating ambitious and inclusive action on climate change by adopting participatory and collaborative planning approaches.
Eric Chu, Todd Schenk, James Patterson
doaj   +1 more source

Farmers’ Protests in Germany: Media Coverage and Types of Bias

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The German farmers’ protests of 2024 sparked widespread media coverage and public debate. Yet, media coverage was not always positive, reflecting the media's attention‐seeking and selective focus. Occurrences of farmers blocking media outlets reflected distrust in how their concerns were portrayed.
Felix Schlichte, Doris Läpple
wiley   +1 more source

Awareness of urban climate adaptation strategies –an international overview

open access: yes, 2020
Problems caused by urban climate phenomena such as urban heat island intensification, nuisance winds, or the lack of ventilation, are a growing concern with urban population growth and aging infrastructure.
S. Lenzholzer   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Spatial modeling of an urban Brazilian heat island in a tropical continental climate

open access: yes, 2019
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Because climate aspects should be an important consideration when structuring urban spaces, this paper reports the results of combined field measurements and surface sensing data analyzed using
Dorigon, Larissa Piffer   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Co-production of urban climate planning: Insights from the Barcelona Climate Plan

open access: yes, 2020
Climate policy co-production represents an emerging institutional arrangement promising to better and fairly involve societal actors in resilience policy-making.
Mar Satorras   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The capacities of private developers in urban climate change adaptation

open access: yes, 2015
The urban environment is particularly exposed to climate impacts, due to a range of factors, such as its geographical location, spatial immobility, and high population.
Coiacetto, Eddo   +3 more
core  

Climate Variability and Urbanization in Athens

open access: yesTheoretical and Applied Climatology, 1999
The effects of urbanization on the Athens National Observatory (NOA) long records are investigated, in the present study, examining the mean monthly maximum and minimum air temperature for the period 1925–1996, for NOA and the corresponding time series for Aliartos (ALI), a rural station located 70 km NW of Athens.
Philandras, C.M.   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Cost‐Benefit Analysis of the European Union Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism in Fertilizer Trade

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), launching 2026, will charge EU importers for embedded carbon emissions, aiming to reduce emissions but raising import costs. Shifts in demand following implementation may reduce carbon emissions, but importers will bear the cost of increased prices.
Natalie Crisci   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban climate change mitigation and adaptation planning: Are Italian cities ready?

open access: yesCities, 2019
Climate Action Planning is one of the top priorities of cities in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthening climate-resilience, as pointed out by the New Urban Agenda and the Paris Agreement.
F. Pietrapertosa   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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