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Research on the impact of climate change on the income gap between urban and rural areas—empirical analysis based on provincial panel data in China
Narrowing the income gap between urban and rural areas is the key to achieving common prosperity in China. On the basis of analyzing the mechanism of...
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Need for considering urban climate change factors on stroke, neurodegenerative diseases, and mood disorders studies
The adverse health impacts of climate change have been well documented. It is increasingly apparent that the impacts are disproportionately higher in...
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Climate Adaptation in Urban Planning Towards Sustainable and Resilient Urban Environments
This book provides an overview of the current planning paradigms and technical strategies to cope with climate
change, specifically flooding....
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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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Attitudes toward global and national climate policies in Finland – The significance of climate change risk perception and urban/rural-domicile
This paper examines public support for global- and national-level climate policy instruments in Finland, and the ways urban/rural-domicile and...
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Heat Resilience in Urban Environments: Strategies for Sustainable City Climate Management
Urban climate refers to the local climate effects resulting from planning decisions made at various scales, from streets and neighbourhoods to entire...
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Local climate, air quality and leaf litter cover shape foliar fungal communities on an urban tree
Foliar fungi on urban trees are important for tree health, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Yet, we lack insights into how urbanization...
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Urbanization and Urban Climate in High-Density Cities
Cities exert a strong control on climate at all scales from the street to the planet. At the scale of the city, the replacement of natural cover with...
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Interrelationships between urban policy and climate, with emphasis on the environment
There is growing evidence that projected climate change has the potential to significantly affect public health. Many of these effects are likely to...
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The role of climate change and urban development on compound dry-hot extremes across US cities
Compound dry-hot extreme (CDHE) events pose greater risks to the environment, society, and human health than their univariate counterparts. Here, we...
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Research on urban three-dimensional greening design from the perspective of climate change—a case study of Beilin District, **’an, Shaanxi Province, China
Climate change is an important issue for cities today and in the future. At present, China has a large population and complex climate conditions, and...
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Measuring the relationships between various urban green spaces and local climate zones
Urban green spaces (UGS) improve living conditions in cities by mitigating the Urban Heat Island effect. While the cooling effect of UGS seems...
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Black carbon in urban soils: land use and climate drive variation at the surface
BackgroundBlack carbon (BC) encompasses a range of carbonaceous materials––including soot, char, and charcoal––derived from the incomplete combustion...
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Climate shocks and labor market in sub-Saharan Africa: effects on gender disparities in urban and rural areas
Gender disparities in terms of opportunities, security and labor force participation still persist in sub-Saharan Africa. In this region, over 60% of...
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Contributions of urban green and blue spaces on local-scale climate in the core area of Bei**g, China
Construction of urban green and blue spaces (UGBS) has long been proved as an effective mitigation to urban heat island effect. Yet we spotted a...
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Thermal stress and comfort assessment in urban areas using Copernicus Climate Change Service Era 5 reanalysis and collected microclimatic data
In this initial study of a research project, this paper seeks to understand the thermal conditions in the cities of Lisbon and Munich, specifically...
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Climate change-induced urban flooding trend analysis and land use change: a case study of flood-prone Pathumthani Province, Thailand
The aim of this research is to project climate change-induced rainfall for three future periods using three dynamically downscaling regional climate...
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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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Distribution widening of a ground-nesting social bee across Europe favored by climate change and urban setting
Climate change and/or land use change were repeatedly reported as important for both range expansion of alien bee species and range shrinking for...
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Urban Resilience, Livability, and Climate Adaptation Health, Environmental Dynamics, and Societal Well-Being
This book explores urban environments and their impact on resilience, livability, climate adaptation, health, and societal well-being. It provides...
