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Nature-based cool pavements for urban overheating mitigation: Experimental proof of concept

Building and Environment
Global warming is leading to more frequent and intense heat waves, transforming urban areas into inhospitable environments, particularly during the summer, due to the exacerbation of the urban overheating effect.
Mcarmen Guerrero Delgado, Paz Montero-Gutiérrez, JOSÉ Sanchez Ramos   +2 more
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Thermal comfort and indoor overheating risks of urban building stock - A review of modelling methods and future climate challenges

Building and Environment
: Urban microclimate often exhibits higher temperatures than rural areas due to Urban Heat Island (UHI). While UHI reflects outdoor overheating risks, people spend most of their time indoors, where thermal conditions are shaped by complex interactions of
Amaryllis Audenaert, Stijn Verbeke
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Thermal respite for pedestrians in overheated urban environments

2020
The 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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Assessment of urban overheating mitigation strategies in a square in Rome, Italy

Solar Energy, 2019
Abstract 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, Roberto de Lieto Vollaro, Michele Zinzi   +2 more
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Overheated stomachs: notes on urban life and toxicity in Nakuru, Kenya

Africa, 2021
AbstractIn 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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Climate Proofing Glasgow: Adaptation Strategies for Urban Overheating

2021
Glasgow 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, Begum, Rabeya, Ananyeva, Oksana, Valdez, Aira, Rattanakijant, Nichamon   +4 more
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Urban Overheating and the Impact on Health in Melbourne

2022
Jamei, Elmira, Tapper, Nigel
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Thermal Respite for Pedestrians in Overheated Urban Environments

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2022
Yichen Yu, Richard de Dear
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Urban Overheating and Impact on Health: An Introduction

2022
Anna Mavrogianni, Ioanna Tsoulou, Clare Heaviside, Eleni Oikonomou, Giorgos Petrou, Phil Symonds, Mike Davies, Jonathon Taylor, Ai Milojevic, Paul Wilkinson   +9 more
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The Impact of Urban Overheating on Heat-Related Morbidity

2022
Pavlos Kassomenos, Paraskevi Begou
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