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Human‐Centered Monitoring of Asphalt Emissions: Linking Exposure, Climate, and Health

Safety Science and Technology, EarlyView.
A human‐centered framework linking heat‐driven asphalt emissions to real‐world exposure, biological response, and functional health outcomes, highlighting how climate‐sensitive infrastructure can become a measurable, manageable source of urban environmental and health risk. ABSTRACT Urban infrastructure shapes environmental quality not only through its
Suliman Rashid, Hessam Yazdani, Jessica Verpeut, Shiva Pooladvand, Vajiheh Akbarzadeh, Ali Shamshiripour, Elham H. Fini   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Remote sensing based assessment of urban microclimate extremes for advancing sustainable urban planning

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
Urban microclimate are localized climatic conditions within urban areas that are shaped by the buildings, population density, land cover, and vegetation, and that differ significantly from surrounding rural contexts.
Bewketu Mamaru Mengiste, Yitayal Addis Alemayehu, Gebrie Tsegaye Mersha, Adnan Sirage Ali   +3 more
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Spatial Metrics to Investigate the Impact of Urban Form on Microclimate and Building Energy Performance. An Essential Overview

, 2021
The spatial configuration of cities has recently been the subject of several studies in a variety of disciplines, including geography, urban ecology, urban design, and urban and building physics.
Michele Morganti, Morganti, Michele
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‘Using anuran community diversity and Pseudacris crucifer to predict landscape quality across a land use gradient'

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
As human‐modified landscape and climate changes proliferate, maintaining biodiversity and understanding the function and quality of available habitat is imperative. As anurans (frogs/toads) such as Pseudacris crucifer, can be an indicator species of habitat quality and ecosystem productivity, studying the anuran community in a mixed‐land use region ...
Brian C. Kron, Karen V. Root
wiley   +1 more source

Concrete jungle to urban oasis: evaluating scale, vegetation cover, and aggregation of urban greenspaces on wildlife

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Urban greenspaces are a haven for wildlife in densely populated cities. Wildlife use greenspaces for resource acquisition, shelter, and travel across urbanized landscapes. Greenspace metrics such as herbaceous or woody landcover, size, patchiness, and human land use influence species richness.
Adrianna J. Elihu, Janel L. Ortiz
wiley   +1 more source

The influence of built form and vegetation on the canopy layer microclimate within urban blocks [PDF]

, 2014
A numerical simulation study was conducted to reveal the effects of built form on the canopy layer microclimate at the scale of city blocks and to evaluate the role of vegetation in modifying these environments.
Gál C. V.
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A study on the coupled effects of climate and built environment elements at urban block scale——A case study of Fengtai district in Beijing

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
In recent years, rapid city development has significantly impacted the microclimate environments in urban blocks. Many studies have shown that varied built-up environmental factors lead to corresponding degrees of influence on microclimate.
Qi Zhang, Wenwen Gao, Xin Yang
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Soil and microbial responses to wild ungulate trampling depend more on ecosystem type than trampling severity

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Physical trampling is a ubiquitous activity of walking vertebrates, but is poorly understood as a mechanism impacting biogeochemical cycling in soil. Lack of detailed knowledge of soil abiotic–biotic interactions underlying trampling effects, and the primary sources of ...
G. Adam Meyer, Shawn J. Leroux, Kathryn E. Hargan, Niels van Miltenburg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact study of landscape renewal design on neighborhood microclimate based on a structural analysis framework considering global warming scenarios

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
For highly urbanized and populated nations, building renovations are recognized as economical ways to enhance environmental quality over new constructions.
Xiaohe Xu, Lan Wang, Lulu Liu, Shanshan Wu, Shanshan Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microclimate regulating functions of urban forests in Changchun City (north-east China) and their associations with different factors

iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 2018
Microclimate regulating functions of urban trees and their associations with environmental factors and tree-growth characteristics are important for management and ecological evaluations.
Wang W, Wang H, Xiao L, He X, Zhou W, Wang Q, Wei C   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source