Abstract This article examines how planning law in Flanders (Belgium) and the Netherlands regulates residential gardens as nature‐based solutions, identifying both legal opportunities for and obstacles to activating the ecosystem services of gardens.
Mart van Esterik +3 more
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The heat exposure, aging trajectories, and Alzheimer's disease (HEAT-AD) study protocol. [PDF]
O'Shea DM +9 more
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A climate‐sensitive tropical urbanism under extreme heat†
Tropical urban dwellers face twin climate challenges that impinge on their quality of life: climate overheating and the urban heat island (UHI). The latter superimposed on the former to lead to high levels of thermal discomfort, carbon and energy consequences.
Rohinton Emmanuel
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Urban-rural disparities in heatwave effects on under-5 mortality in China, 2009-2019: a nationwide case-crossover study. [PDF]
He C +8 more
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Comparing the urban heat island intensity response to ENSO across the local climate zones in Suzhou and Shanghai, China. [PDF]
Lu X +8 more
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Abstract The urban population is growing worldwide; therefore, understanding the drivers of urban expansion is essential. To this end, this study conducts a systematic literature review followed by a thematic analysis, focusing on two main underlying drivers of urban expansion: climate change and electoral cycle.
Francesco Pagliacci, Na Haby Stella Faye
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Interpretable machine learning for identifying determinants of high hypertension burden under extreme heat vulnerability: evidence from Maryland, USA. [PDF]
Peng B.
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Refining Transit‐Oriented Development Assessment: Ecological Conditions as a Critical Supplement
Abstract Existing transit‐oriented development (TOD) assessments rarely examine whether station environments also support everyday ecological functions, including recreation access, thermal moderation, restoration and biodiversity. We developed a Node–Place–Design–Eco (NPDE) diagnosis for 92 Hong Kong railway station areas, combining conventional TOD ...
Lingwei Zheng +3 more
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The High-resolution Urban Meteorology for Impacts Dataset for Atlanta Metropolitan Region (HUMID-Atlanta). [PDF]
Lin TS +7 more
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