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Climate change, urban vulnerabilities and adaptation in Africa: a sco** review
Urban areas and the fastest-growing cities in Africa are experiencing devastating impact of climate change. The changing climate requires a human...
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Novel Perspectives on Environmental Dynamic Resilience: Adapting Urban Water Systems to a Changing Climate
Climate change imposes significant pressure on existing urban water systems. Prolonged low-flow periods, attributed to shifting climatic conditions,...
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Explaining urban communities’ adaptation strategies for climate change risk: novel evidence from Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Rapid and unplanned urbanization in modern times poses significant threats to both urban communities and the environment. Develo** countries, due...
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Rural–urban disparities in spatiotemporal pattern of vulnerability to climate change: a study of Madhya Pradesh, India
This paper aims to assess the disparities in vulnerability to climate change among the rural and urban population by taking the case of Madhya...
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What added value of CNRM-AROME convection-permitting regional climate model compared to CNRM-ALADIN regional climate model for urban climate studies ? Evaluation over Paris area (France)
The convection-permitting regional climate model CNRM-AROME was applied on a spatial domain restricted to the northern half of France for analyzing...
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Climate-Informed Planning through Map** of Urban Thermal Load and Cooling Potential: Case of Tropical City of Bhopal
The current process of urbanisation has led to modification in the built environment and thereby influenced the urban climate. While every urban area...
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Impact of Local Climate Zones on the Urban Heat and Dry Islands in Bei**g: Spatial Heterogeneity and Relative Contributions
Based on the building height and density data on a 100-m resolution, hourly 2-m temperature and humidity data at 83 automatic weather stations, and...
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Assessment of Urban Climate Environment and Configuration of Ventilation Corridor: A Refined Study in **’an
Integrating urban spatial landscape (USL) parameters into refined climate environment assessment is important. By taking the central urban area (CUA)...
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Urban climate change assessment in case of Aligarh City, North India
The present study examines two important and dominant phenomena that influence human life on Earth. The first is increasing urbanization, while the...
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Quantifying spatial dynamics of urban sprawl for climate resilience sustainable natural resource management by utilizing geostatistical and remote sensing techniques
Urbanization is a complex phenomenon that has a profound impact on natural resources, economies, climate dynamics, and community structures. This...
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Perceptions of urban green infrastructures for climate change adaptation in Lausanne, Switzerland: unveiling the role of biodiversity and planting composition
This interdisciplinary study addresses the gap in understanding the perceptions of individuals regarding the role of urban green infrastructures...
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Urban climate changes during the COVID-19 pandemic: integration of urban-building-energy model with social big data
The changes in human behaviour associated with the spread of COVID-19 infections have changed the urban environment. However, little is known about...
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Urban stormwater management using low-impact development control measures considering climate change
This work simulates rainfall using the GFDL-ESM2G large-scale model (from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change-Fifth Assessment Report...
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Intelligent Scheduling of Urban Drainage Systems: Effective Local Adaptation Strategies for Increased Climate Variability
Intelligent scheduling of urban drainage systems is generally regarded as a potentially sustainable strategy for urban flood management. To...
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Future extreme high-temperature risk in the Bei**g-Tian**-Hebei urban agglomeration of China based on a regional climate model coupled with urban parameterization scheme
Projecting the future extreme high-temperature risk under the background of global warming and urbanization is essential to the collaborative...
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Urban Climate and Flooding in Florianópolis, Southern Brazil
In this chapter, urban floods are treated as a hybrid phenomenon, within the scope of the Urban Climate System. The contribution initially guarantees...
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Modeling urban air temperature using satellite-derived surface temperature, meteorological data, and local climate zone pattern—a case study in Szeged, Hungary
Urban air temperature is a crucial variable for many urban issues. However, the availability of urban air temperature is often limited due to the...
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Updating IDF Curves Under Climate Change: Impact on Rainfall-Induced Runoff in Urban Basins
The main aims of the present work were to: develop sub-hourly Intensity–Duration–Frequency (IDF) curves considering future climate projections and...
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Indicators of urban climate resilience (case study: Varamin, Iran)
Natural and man-made disasters caused by global climate change affect inhabitant health and well-being in the urban environments. One of the main...
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Co-benefits as a rationale and co-benefits as a factor for urban climate action: linking air quality and emission reductions in Moscow, Paris, and Montreal
If local governments reduce greenhouse gas emissions, they will not see effects unless a very large number of other actors do the same. However,...
