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City-descriptive input data for urban climate models: Model requirements, data sources and challenges

Urban Climate, 2020
Cities are particularly vulnerable to meteorological hazards because of the concentration of population, goods, capital stock and infrastructure. Urban climate services require multi-disciplinary and multi-sectorial approaches and new paradigms in urban ...
V. Masson, W. Heldens, E. Bocher, Marion Bonhomme, B. Bucher, C. Burmeister, C. de Munck, T. Esch, J. Hidalgo, Farah Kanani-Sühring, Y. Kwok, A. Lemonsu, J. Lévy, B. Maronga, D. Pavlik, Gwendall Petit, L. See, Robert Schoetter, Nathalie Tornay, Athanasios Votsis, J. Zeidler   +20 more
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Facilitating urban climate forecasts in rapidly urbanizing regions with land-use change modeling

, 2021
The local climate zone (LCZ) mapping scheme classifies urban lands into multiple types according to their climate-relevant surface properties, enabling forecasts of changes in urban climate.
Xinwei Li, Meng Cai, Xu, Y, Chao Ren, Jiye Leng, Kangning Huang, Leng, J, Cai, M, Li, X, Ran Wang, Wang, R, Huang, K, Ren, C, Yong Xu   +13 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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Evaluating urban climate resilience in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration: A novel method integrating the DPSIR model and Sustainable Development Goals.

Journal of Environmental Management
The interplay between climate change and socio-economic activities has placed cities at the forefront of climate-related threats. Evaluating and enhancing urban climate resilience are widely regarded as effective strategies for mitigating and adapting to
Ran Yi, Yanan Chen, An Chen
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Equity in Urban Climate Change Adaptation Planning: A Review of Research

Urban Planning, 2021
A growing number of cities are preparing for climate change by developing adaptation plans, but little is known about how these plans and their implementation affect the vulnerability of groups experiencing various forms of underlying social inequity ...
Kayleigh Swanson
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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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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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Towards climate services for European cities : Lessons learnt from the Copernicus project Urban SIS

, 2020
The growing share of Europe's population living in cities makes urban climate change impact assessment and adaptation a critical issue. The urban environment is characterized by its sensitivity to small-scale meteorological, hydrological and ...
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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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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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