Urbanization impact on regional climate and extreme weather: Current understanding, uncertainties, and future research directions
Urban environments lie at the confluence of social, cultural, and economic activities and
have unique biophysical characteristics due to continued infrastructure development that …
have unique biophysical characteristics due to continued infrastructure development that …
Mapping local climate zones for cities: A large review
The local climate zone (LCZ) system provides a universal classification mechanism for
urban and natural landscapes and plays an increasingly important role in urban climate …
urban and natural landscapes and plays an increasingly important role in urban climate …
A global map of Local Climate Zones to support earth system modelling and urban scale environmental science
There is a scientific consensus on the need for spatially detailed information on urban
landscapes at a global scale. These data can support a range of environmental services …
landscapes at a global scale. These data can support a range of environmental services …
LCZ Generator: a web application to create Local Climate Zone maps
Since their introduction in 2012, Local Climate Zones (LCZs) emerged as a new standard for
characterizing urban landscapes, providing a holistic classification approach that takes into …
characterizing urban landscapes, providing a holistic classification approach that takes into …
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 …
The use of local climate zones in the urban environment: A systematic review of data sources, methods, and themes
The concept of local climate zones (LCZ) has emerged to identify the nature of urban
climate, air quality, and temperature at local levels. Thus, this study reviews the literature on …
climate, air quality, and temperature at local levels. Thus, this study reviews the literature on …
A review on the significance and perspective of the numerical simulations of outdoor thermal environment
Computer simulation programs have been used since 2006 for analyzing outdoor human
thermal environments. This study reviewed 130 peer-reviewed papers published during …
thermal environments. This study reviewed 130 peer-reviewed papers published during …
The impacts of urbanisation and climate change on the urban thermal environment in Africa
Rapid urbanisation is affecting people in different ways, with some becoming more
vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Africa's cities are projected to be home to nearly …
vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Africa's cities are projected to be home to nearly …
Urban ecology and human health: implications of urban heat island, air pollution and climate change nexus
The urban population has increased from about 750 million in 1951 to 4.2 billion in 2018.
This uncontrolled population growth has resulted in an unplanned, fast and unsustainable …
This uncontrolled population growth has resulted in an unplanned, fast and unsustainable …
Modeling intra-urban differences in thermal environments and heat stress based on local climate zones in central Wuhan
Urban morphology exerts a strong influence on urban thermal environments, and local
climate zones (LCZs) explicitly link urban morphology with microclimate. However, how …
climate zones (LCZs) explicitly link urban morphology with microclimate. However, how …