The quality of the housing environment (HE) is an important issue that has a direct impact on
the life of inhabitants. Aiming for quality in residential architecture begins with a well …

Climate change poses a concern globally, as it adversely affects planetary and population
health. Extreme heat is one of the largest weather-related causes of mortality, projected to …

This paper presents results from high-resolution climate change simulations that permit
convection and resolve mesoscale orography at 3-km grid spacing over Fenno-Scandinavia …

Urban and building typologies have a serious impact on the urban climate and determine at
large the magnitude of the urban overheating and urban heat island intensity. The present …

High temperatures and heatwaves are associated with significant impacts on human health.
With continued global temperature increases, extreme thresholds relevant to health will be …

Blue–green space refers to blue space (rivers and lakes) and green space (lawns and
trees), which have the cooling island effect and are increasingly acknowledged as a …

Summer heat extremes in the UK pose a risk to health (amongst other sectors) and this is
exacerbated by localised socio-economic factors that contribute to vulnerability. Here …

UK city decision makers in local governments are coming under increasing pressure to plan
for extreme heat events due to the increasing frequency and intensity of such events. While …

Abstract By 2050, 68% of the world's population and 90% of the UK's population are
estimated to be living in urban areas. It is widely acknowledged that urban areas tend to be …

Climate-induced extreme events with fluctuations in climatic indicators like temperature and
precipitation highly influence crop productivity. This study deals with quantitative analysis of …