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Impact of Urban Overheating on Critical Infrastructure
2022Affected by urban overheating (UO), urban areas are suffering more frequent thermal threats. This problem has severe environmental, economic, social and health consequences, where UO damages critical infrastructure (CIE) such as blackout, roads melting, and others.
Wu, Simei, Liu, Xiaojun, He, Bao-Jie
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Thermal respite for pedestrians in overheated urban environments
2020The sedentary lifestyle prevalent in most developed countries can have serious impacts on health, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. In response, public health campaigns routinely exhort communities to spend more time engaged in outdoor activities. However, in warm-to-hot climate zones where the rate of urbanisation is
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Overheated stomachs: notes on urban life and toxicity in Nakuru, Kenya
Africa, 2021AbstractIn Nakuru, a secondary city in Kenya, herbal doctors argue that African bodies are infested by ‘dirt’. Gathering at crossroads, they teach about the dangerous effects of processed foods on African bodies. During public product demonstrations, they patch together urban gossip,kemikali(chemicals in Kiswahili) and consumer goods from abroad to ...
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Assessment of urban overheating mitigation strategies in a square in Rome, Italy
Solar Energy, 2019Abstract Climate changes and urbanization are the main causes of the urban heat island. Defined as the air temperature rising in the urban areas despite of the rural ones, it amplifies the global warming phenomenon. The absence of green areas, open water and free unsurfaced spaces creates a sort of urban cap and a heat reflection effect, from the ...
Gabriele Battista +2 more
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Climate Proofing Glasgow: Adaptation Strategies for Urban Overheating
2021Glasgow City is vulnerable to extreme heat now and under climate change. The city needs to be prepared. What is the scale of the problem and how should we respond to overheating?
Emmanuel, Rohinton +4 more
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Urban Overheating and the Impact on Health in Melbourne
2022Jamei, Elmira, Tapper, Nigel
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Urban Overheating and Impact on Health: An Introduction
2022Anna Mavrogianni +9 more
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Thermal Respite for Pedestrians in Overheated Urban Environments
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2022Yichen Yu, Richard de Dear
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Community responses to urban overheating in Singapore
Opis vira z dne 18. 6. 2026.Križnik, Blaž, Jung, Yoonhee
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