A systematic review of the health co-benefits of urban climate change adaptation

A Sharifi, M Pathak, C Joshi, BJ He - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
The recent and projected upward trends in the frequency and intensity of climate-induced
events in cities have enhanced the focus on adaptation. In addition to enhancing the …

A framework for addressing urban heat challenges and associated adaptive behavior by the public and the issue of willingness to pay for heat resilient infrastructure in …

BJ He, D Zhao, K Xiong, J Qi, G Ulpiani… - Sustainable cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigates public participation in heat impact reduction by analysing adaptive
behaviours, familiarity with urban heat island (UHI) and cooling strategies, the perceived …

[HTML][HTML] Factors influencing vulnerability to climate change-related health impacts in cities–A conceptual framework

A Jurgilevich, J Käyhkö, A Räsänen, S Pörsti… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change will have adverse impacts on human health, which are amplified in cities.
For these impacts, there are direct, indirect, and deferred pathways. The first category is well …

Urban expansion induced loss of natural vegetation cover and ecosystem service values: A scenario-based study in the siliguri municipal corporation (Gateway of …

T Basu, A Das, K Das, P Pereira - Land Use Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Several cities in the world have been subjected to urban sprawl. For instance, in India, this
process is responsible for environmental degradation. The case of Siliguri Municipal …

Surface urban heat island mitigation network construction utilizing source-sink theory and local climate zones

Y Xiang, Q Cen, C Peng, C Huang, C Wu, M Teng… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Negative impacts of urban heat island (UHI) are exacerbated by rapid urbanization. To
address insufficient on construction of key areas for UHI mitigation, source-sink theory and …

Quantifying the nonlinear relationship between block morphology and the surrounding thermal environment using random forest method

Y Gao, J Zhao, L Han - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Previous studies have extensively revealed the essential impact of urban morphology on the
local thermal environment, but the nonlinear relationship has not yet been fully understood …

Diurnal dynamics of heat exposure in Xi'an: A perspective from local climate zone

B Yuan, L Zhou, F Hu, Q Zhang - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding the heat exposure in communities is important for finely managing the urban
thermal environment. Although remote sensing data has been widely applied for evaluating …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic heat stress causes liver damage via endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced apoptosis in broilers

B Ma, T Xing, J Li, L Zhang, Y Jiang, F Gao - Poultry science, 2022 - Elsevier
Liver is a central metabolic organ, which is sensitive to heat stress. Liver damage affects
animals' health and endangers the livestock and poultry industry. This study aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonal variations for combined effects of landscape metrics on land surface temperature (LST) and aerosol optical depth (AOD)

Y Xiang, Y Ye, C Peng, M Teng, Z Zhou - Ecological Indicators, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban heat island (UHI) and air pollution are common environmental problems in urban
areas. However, there is no comprehensive analysis of influencing factors and their …

[HTML][HTML] Micro-scale UHI risk assessment on the heat-health nexus within cities by looking at socio-economic factors and built environment characteristics: The Turin …

M Ellena, G Melis, N Zengarini, E Di Gangi, G Ricciardi… - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
Today the most substantial threats facing cities relate to the impacts of climate change.
Extreme temperature such as heat waves and the occurrence of Urban Heat Island (UHI) …