Results 21 to 30 of about 3,382,914 (351)

Assessing the Potential of AI–ML in Urban Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Development

open access: yesSustainability, 2023
This study addresses a notable gap in the climate change literature by examining the potential of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI–ML) in urban climate change adaptation and sustainable development across major global continents.
Aman Srivastava, R. Maity
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Quality of urban climate adaptation plans over time

open access: yesnpj Urban Sustainability, 2023
Defining and measuring progress in adaptation are important questions for climate adaptation science, policy, and practice. Here, we assess the progress of urban adaptation planning in 327 European cities between 2005 and 2020 using three ‘ADAptation ...
D. Reckien   +30 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Philanthropic foundations as urban climate policy entrepreneurs

open access: yesJournal of Urban Affairs, 2023
Cities are increasingly presented as key sites of effective climate action. However urban climate governance is suffering from an implementation gap, and a democratic deficit associated with its technical focus and difficulties to address social climate ...
Hélène Madénian, Sophie L. Van Neste
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Thermal insecurity: Violence of heat and cold in the urban climate refuge

open access: yesUrban studies, 2023
Often described as a silent killer or invisible threat, heat contributes to more fatalities than other types of climate change-exacerbated extreme weather, and the impacts are especially pronounced in racialised and segregated urban communities.
Zoé A. Hamstead
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Designing and leading collaborative urban climate governance: Comparative experiences of co‐creation from Copenhagen and Oslo

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, 2022
This article has a twofold aim. First, inspired by collaborative governance theory, the article develops an analytical framework built around three ideal co-creation strategies utilized by city governments for building capacity and addressing urban ...
H. Hofstad   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact of urban parameterization and integration of WUDAPT on the severe convection

open access: yesComputational Urban Science, 2022
Amplified rates of urban convective systems pose a severe peril to the life and property of the inhabitants over urban regions, requiring a reliable urban weather forecasting system.
Raghu Nadimpalli   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urban climate and resiliency: A synthesis report of state of the art and future research directions

open access: yesUrban Climate, 2021
The Urban Climate and Resiliency-Science Working Group (i.e., The WG) was convened in the summer of 2018 to explore the scientific grand challenges related to climate resiliency of cities.
Jorge E. González   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Transitioning From Urban Climate Action to Climate Equity

open access: yesJournal of the American Planning Association, 2022
Problem, research strategy, and findings Historically, urban climate action plans have not focused on residents who are most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change: neighborhoods of people of color and low-income communities, also known as frontline
J. Fitzgerald
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Factors Affecting Climate-Smart Agriculture Practice Adaptation of Farming Households in Coastal Central Vietnam: The Case of Ninh Thuan Province

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022
Agriculture is a sector with a long tradition and an important contribution to economic growth in Vietnam, providing food security and generating revenue for the country's exports. However, agricultural activities in Vietnam are significantly affected by
Dinh Duc Truong   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urban Climate Informatics: An Emerging Research Field

open access: yesFrontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
The scientific field of urban climatology has long investigated the two-way interactions between cities and their overlying atmosphere through in-situ observations and climate simulations at various scales.
Ariane Middel   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy