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Resilience of human settlements to climate change needs the convergence of urban planning and urban climate science

Computational Urban Science, 2022
The impact of climate extremes upon human settlements is expected to accelerate. There are distinct global trends for a continued rise in urban dwellers and associated infrastructure.
Xin-Yue Ye, D. Niyogi
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Differences in the Intensity of Surface and Canopy-Layer Urban Heat Islands in Europe

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
The satellite-derived surface urban heat island is often not properly distinguished from the in situ derived canopy-layer urban heat island in the field of remote sensing of urban climates.
Leonie Krelaus, Joy Apfel, Panagiotis Sismanidis, Benjamin Bechtel   +3 more
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The 2018–2023 drought in Berlin: impacts and analysis of the perspective of water resources management [PDF]

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
The years 2018 to 2023 were characterised by extreme hydrometeorological conditions, with record-high average annual air temperatures and record-low annual precipitation across large regions of Europe.
I. Pohle, S. Zeilfelder, J. Birner, B. Creutzfeldt   +3 more
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Trading emissions, shaping ambitions: Understanding what drives carbon market intentions in Vietnam

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
As carbon markets emerge as critical instruments in climate policy, understanding what drives corporate participation becomes essential, particularly in developing countries undergoing regulatory transformation.
Ngo Thanh Mai, Dinh Duc Truong, Le Huy Huan, Duong Duc Tam   +3 more
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Efficacy of cool roofs at reducing pedestrian-level air temperature during projected 21st century heatwaves in Atlanta, Detroit, and Phoenix (USA)

Environmental Research Letters, 2020
The air temperature cooling impacts of infrastructure-based adaptation measures in expanding urban areas and under changing climatic conditions are not well understood.
Ashley M Broadbent, E Scott Krayenhoff, Matei Georgescu   +2 more
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Experimental governance and urban climate action – a mainstreaming paradox?

Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, 2022
This article reflects on experimental governance in the context of stimulating urban climate action in the European Union (EU). Experimental governance endorse and support climate action by encouraging the transfer of urban innovations by upscaling ...
Sam Grönholm
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Urban climate resilience in Africa: a review of nature-based solution in African cities' adaptation plans

Discover Sustainability
Cities are globally exposed to climate change effects, which revealed that 55% of the world's population is at risk. Despite their low contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions, African cities are paying the highest cost of the threats caused by ...
Razak Kiribou, Sintayehu W. Djene, Bobe Bedadi, Elie Ntirenganya, Julius Ndemere, K. Dimobe   +5 more
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Barriers and Enablers for Integrating Public Health Cobenefits in Urban Climate Policy.

Annual Review of Public Health, 2021
Urban climate policy offers a significant opportunity to promote improved public health. The evidence around climate and health cobenefits is growing but has yet to translate into widespread integrated policies.
M. Negev, Leonardo Zea-Reyes, Livio Caputo, G. Weinmayr, C. Potter, A. D. de Nazelle   +5 more
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Effects of Urbanization and Climate Change on Heat Stress Under Relatively Dry and Wet Warm Conditions in a Semi‐Arid Urban Environment

Earth's Future
This article investigates the effect of urban expansion and climate change impacts on heat stress (HS) for Arizona's (AZ; USA) two largest urban agglomerations, the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas, under relatively dry and moist warm conditions ...
Francisco Salamanca‐Palou, Gisel Guzman‐Echavarría, Jennifer Vanos, Pope Moseley, Marisa Elena Domino, Matei Georgescu   +5 more
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Assessing the effects of ESG awareness on purchase intention of eco-labeled forest products: Mediating role of consumer attitudes and moderating influence of green product knowledge

Cleaner and Responsible Consumption
Eco-labeling and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices are increasingly promoted in the global forestry sector to encourage sustainable consumption.
Dinh Duc Truong, Ngo Thanh Mai, Duong Duc Tam, Le Huy Huan   +3 more
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