Urban climates and climate change
Cities are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather episodes, which are expected to
increase with climate change. Cities also influence their own local climate, for example …
increase with climate change. Cities also influence their own local climate, for example …
Engineering crops of the future: CRISPR approaches to develop climate-resilient and disease-resistant plants
To meet increasing global food demand, breeders and scientists aim to improve the yield
and quality of major food crops. Plant diseases threaten food security and are expected to …
and quality of major food crops. Plant diseases threaten food security and are expected to …
Magnitude of urban heat islands largely explained by climate and population
Urban heat islands (UHIs) exacerbate the risk of heat-related mortality associated with
global climate change. The intensity of UHIs varies with population size and mean annual …
global climate change. The intensity of UHIs varies with population size and mean annual …
Building PV integration according to regional climate conditions: BIPV regional adaptability extending Köppen-Geiger climate classification against urban and climate …
N Skandalos, M Wang, V Kapsalis, D D'Agostino… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the technical maturity and substantial potential cost reduction of BIPV technologies,
there are still challenges to overcome for the expansion of BIPV applications and their wider …
there are still challenges to overcome for the expansion of BIPV applications and their wider …
[HTML][HTML] Environmental justice in a very green city: Spatial inequality in exposure to urban nature, air pollution and heat in Oslo, Norway
ZS Venter, H Figari, O Krange, V Gundersen - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Poorer citizens are often more exposed to environmental hazards due to spatial inequalities
in the distribution of urban blue-green space. Few cities have managed to prevent spatial …
in the distribution of urban blue-green space. Few cities have managed to prevent spatial …
Urbanization contributes little to global warming but substantially intensifies local and regional land surface warming
Increasing urbanization causes an urban heat island (UHI) effect and exacerbates health
risks of heat waves due to global warming. The surface UHI (SUHI) in large cities has been …
risks of heat waves due to global warming. The surface UHI (SUHI) in large cities has been …
[HTML][HTML] Linking green infrastructure to urban heat and human health risk mitigation in Oslo, Norway
The predicted extreme temperatures of global warming are magnified in cities due to the
urban heat island effect. Even if the target for average temperature increase in the Paris …
urban heat island effect. Even if the target for average temperature increase in the Paris …
Control of crop diseases through Integrated Crop Management to deliver climate‐smart farming systems for low‐and high‐input crop production
Crop diseases affect crop yield and quality and cause significant losses of total food
production worldwide. With the ever‐increasing world population and decreasing land and …
production worldwide. With the ever‐increasing world population and decreasing land and …
An urban ecohydrological model to quantify the effect of vegetation on urban climate and hydrology (UT&C v1. 0)
Increasing urbanization is likely to intensify the urban heat island effect, decrease outdoor
thermal comfort, and enhance runoff generation in cities. Urban green spaces are often …
thermal comfort, and enhance runoff generation in cities. Urban green spaces are often …
[HTML][HTML] The heat-health nexus in the urban context: A systematic literature review exploring the socio-economic vulnerabilities and built environment characteristics
Of all-natural disasters, extreme high temperatures events are the main cause of weather-
related mortality. The compact urban settings of cities, the dependency on infrastructural …
related mortality. The compact urban settings of cities, the dependency on infrastructural …