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Urban pollution and ecosystem services [PDF]
, 2019 Urban pollutants can degrade and inhibit ecological functions and processes. Those natural processes provide vital benefits and services to humans.
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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 SciencesThe 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 +3 more
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Atmospheric impacts on daytime urban heat island [PDF]
, 2018 Daytime urban heat island effects can be weak compared to night time and even reversed (as in the case of cool islands, where urban locations display lower temperatures than at a rural site), mostly due to shading effects from buildings, vegetation, and ...
Drach, Patricia +2 more
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From Planning to Implementation? The Role of Climate Change Adaptation Plans to Tackle Heat Stress: A Case Study of Berlin, Germany [PDF]
, 2016 Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.This publication is with permission of the rights owner freely accessible due to an Alliance licence and a national licence
Donner, Julie, Mahlkow, Nicole
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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 SensingThe 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 +3 more
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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 +2 more
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Ski areas, weather and climate: Time series models for New England case studies [PDF]
, 2007 Wintertime warming trends experienced in recent decades, and predicted to increase in the future, present serious challenges for ski areas and whole regions that depend on winter tourism. Most research on this topic examines past or future climate-change
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Discover SustainabilityCities 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 +5 more
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Influence of street setbacks on solar reflection and air cooling by reflective streets in urban canyons [PDF]
, 2017 The ability of a climate model to accurately simulate the urban cooling effect of raising street albedo may be hampered by unrealistic representations of street geometry in the urban canyon.
Ban-Weiss, G +3 more
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Trading emissions, shaping ambitions: Understanding what drives carbon market intentions in Vietnam
Environmental and Sustainability IndicatorsAs 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 +3 more
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