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Geography
Climate Change Management and Policy
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Climate Change Impacts on Housing Energy Consumption and its Adaptation Pathways
Australian household energy consumption contributes about 13 % to the total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and thus, to climate change. At the same time, climate change will in turn impact the total...
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Assessment of Urban Heat Island and Mitigation by Urban Green Coverage
Urban heat island (UHI) is a growing threat to human well-being and poses increasing pressure on urban utility infrastructure, especially during summer months. This study examined the UHI in Melbourne using re...
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Unravelling Climate Change in the Hindu Kush Himalaya: Rapid Warming in the Mountains and Increasing Extremes
Historically, the climate of the HKH has experienced significant changes that are closely related to the rise and fall of regional cultures and civilizations. Studies show well-established evidence that climate d...
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Conclusions and Moving Forward
Urban Climate Science for Planning Healthy Cities argues for the recognition of climate as a key element of healthy cities. In doing so, it adds to a legacy of encouragement by urban climatologists and enlightene...
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International Research Collaboration and Programmes for Urban Climate Science for Planning Healthy Cities
Science has shown how climate change fundamentally influences cities—their infrastructure and inhabitants—and how cities may plan for the future. Effective and dedicated support should continue for the interna...
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Guidance on Integrated Urban Hydro-meteorological, Climate and Environmental Services: Challenges and the Way Forward
This chapter describes a new World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) approach to the provision of science-based services to assist the planning of safe, healthy, resilient and climate-friendly cities. The appr...
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Air Pollution Prevention and Urban Planning Response: Building a Healthy Bei**g
Building a healthy city is our goal. Herein, we take Bei**g as an example to elaborate the aspects of air pollution governance, air quality status and causes, and urban planning response. Especially after 200...
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Urban Climate Science for Planning Healthy Cities
The rise of mega- and high-density compact cities are now irreversible trends of human urban development. While megacities and high-density urban living may make lives more convenient and society more economic...
