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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Africa is recognized as the final frontier for urbanization and capitalism. Following a long wave of massive loans to promote state‐led developments, small private foreign and local developers are transforming the urban landscape on the outskirts of Luanda, forging partnerships with Angola's national and local governments and developing an ...
Higor Carvalho
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LandUrbanisation has resulted in significant environmental challenges, particularly the phenomenon of urban overheating, with a significant increase in temperatures in urban environments.
Hing-Wah Chau +3 more
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Phosphorescent-based pavements for counteracting urban overheating – A proof of concept
Solar Energy, 2020 Abstract The built environment is particularly sensitive to elevated temperatures across urban areas. Furthermore, engineered materials usually amplify surface overheating, exacerbating urban heat island and cooling energy needs. In the last decades, the scientific community introduced a new class of materials, i.e.
Ioannis Kousis +3 more
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Early‐Life Disaster Exposure and the Investment Response to Monetary Policy
Financial Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We place CEOs' formative experiences at the center of analyzing how firms respond to monetary policy. Specifically, we examine how early‐life exposure to natural disasters shapes CEOs’ investment behavior following monetary shocks. CEOs with exposure to moderate natural disasters during their formative years exhibit stronger risk‐taking ...
Samer Adra +3 more
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Can planning fight the urban overheating and should we tackle the "the urban heat island" per se ?
, 2022 International audienceExtreme temperatures in the built environment receive more audible cues every year as a result of the combined effects of local urban driven heats and climate change (urban overheating).
Kohler, Manon
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Remote SensingOne of the most significant urban challenges focuses on addressing the effects of urban overheating as a consequence of climate change. Several methods have been developed to characterize urban heat islands (UHIs); however, the most widely used involve ...
Javier Sola-Caraballo +3 more
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Analysis of the impact of overheating on public health in the Mediterranean region [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesClimate change is among the most significant challenges for the next years. Global warming, increased temperatures, heatwaves and urban overheating are among its consequences. European Union (EU) and especially the Mediterranean cities have suffered from
Tzeiranaki Sofia Tsemekidi +1 more
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Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage: Groundwater for Efficient Data Center Cooling in the United States
Groundwater, EarlyView.As the demand for data centers continues to rise exponentially, there is an urgent need to explore sustainable and efficient alternatives to conventional cooling systems for data centers. This article explores aquifer thermal energy storage as a technically viable and underutilized solution for data center cooling in the United States.
Upasana Pandey +2 more
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How vegetation mitigates urban overheating
, 2023 This work focuses on the role of vegetation in the city from a thermal point of view, aiming to understand how plants can moderate urban overheating. First, the main experimental studies and models describing the effects of vegetation on urban heat island mitigation are reviewed. We then focus on two physical phenomena that emerge from the literature -
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Ibis, EarlyView.Artificial breeding structures, such as nestboxes, can potentially influence the population size and conservation status of bird species relying on heavily human‐modified environments such as agroecosystems and urban areas. However, the effectiveness of these interventions may vary, as artificial structures could attract individuals to suboptimal ...
Alejandro Corregidor‐Castro +8 more
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