The exposure of built environment systems to climate-related disturbances increases over
time. As such, the resilience of the built environment against climate change shocks and …

Past decades have seen drastically increasing research effort and progress on the study of
the phenomenon of urban heat island (UHI). Despite its simplicity, this convenient concept …

In the last decade, our built environment has been exposed to a significant and wide range
of crises, from primary (eg, pandemic, climate change-induced hazards) to secondary crises …

The urban energy infrastructure is facing a rising number of challenges due to climate
change and rapid urbanization. In particular, the link between urban morphology and energy …

The urban thermal environment undergoes significant influences from changes in land
use/land cover (LULC). This article uses CA-ANN and ANN algorithms to forecast LULC and …

Cities are not only major contributors to global climate change but also stand at the forefront
of climate change impact. Quantifying and assessing the risk potentially induced by climate …

Abstract In the Third and Fourth Assessment Reports (TAR and AR4, respectively) by the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), vulnerability is conceived as a function …

Abstract In this Short Communication, we raise the concern that the existing
conceptualization of 'vulnerability', introduced in the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), is …

Cities are at risk due to global climate change, increasing both the frequency and the
intensity of storms and extreme precipitation, sea-level rise, and other extreme weather …

Over recent years, the frequency and intensity of torrential rain and flooding events linked to
climate change have been impacting on cities throughout the world. Adaptation to climate …