Towards cool cities and communities: Preparing for an increasingly hot future by the development of heat-resilient infrastructure and urban heat management plan

Environmental Technology & Innovation, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 34, С. 103568 - 103568

Опубликована: Фев. 9, 2024

Planning for extreme heat challenges is an urgent task urban planners, designers, and managers because a new normal climate-related challenge many cities. However, how to integrate existing scientific outcomes achieve the transformation from research practice critical question. This study aims frame heat-resilient infrastructure system management plan (UHMP) better promote solution implementation. analyses heat-related challenges, with China as typical nation highly urbanized urbanizing cities, demonstrate urgency of preparing era. then elucidates fundamentals methods UHMP development, structure prevention, preparation, mitigation, adaptation, co-benefits approaches. Heat–resilient was framed ensure that society withstands, responds to, recovers heat–related impacts through actions planning, design, construction, operation, considering structural measures, non–structural approach. Furthermore, framework developed by determining key mission, components, associated agencies. Overall, this provides theoretical methodological frameworks comprehensively understand solutions increase their implementation capacity.

Язык: Английский

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Thermal hazards in urban spaces: A review of climate-resilient planning and design to reduce the heat stress

Urban Climate, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 59, С. 102296 - 102296

Опубликована: Янв. 25, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Assessing the urban heat island effect of different local climate zones in Guangzhou, China

Building and Environment, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 244, С. 110770 - 110770

Опубликована: Авг. 25, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Sensing-based park cooling performance observation and assessment: A review

Building and Environment, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 245, С. 110915 - 110915

Опубликована: Окт. 10, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Are water bodies effective for urban heat mitigation? Evidence from field studies of urban lakes in two humid subtropical cities

Building and Environment, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 245, С. 110860 - 110860

Опубликована: Сен. 20, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Are cities taking action against urban overheating? Insights from over 7,500 local climate actions

One Earth, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 7(5), С. 848 - 866

Опубликована: Май 1, 2024

Mitigating urban overheating is vital to create livable futures. Research on heat mitigation plentiful, while knowledge about the actual measures local governments are implementing limited. This study examines 7,500+ actions by 2,500+ cities under two flagship programs of European Commission. The analysis reveals that cities' strategies pivot around green- and water-based technologies (66% actions) mildly leveraging permeable reflective surfaces (35%) rarely solar shading wind control (8%) or stimuli-responsive/smart systems (2%). Hundreds (1) indicate extreme as a hazard growing intensity and/or frequency, (2) located in hot-summer climatic zones, (3) will experience increasingly frequent heatwaves, (4) host numerous population not reporting any precaution. Moreover, show limited familiarity with combinatorial approaches little attention specific vulnerable groups. Prevention, awareness, social justice should receive more attention.

Язык: Английский

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Understanding the role of urban features in land surface temperature at the block scale: A diurnal cycle perspective

Sustainable Cities and Society, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 111, С. 105588 - 105588

Опубликована: Июнь 12, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Urban heat dynamics in local climate zones (LCZs): A Systematic review

Building and Environment, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 112225 - 112225

Опубликована: Окт. 1, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Integrating green infrastructure, design scenarios, and social-ecological-technological systems for thermal resilience and adaptation: Mechanisms and approaches

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 212, С. 115422 - 115422

Опубликована: Фев. 3, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Deciphering Urban Heat Island Mitigation: A Comprehensive Analysis of Application Categories and Research Trends

Sustainable Cities and Society, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 101, С. 105081 - 105081

Опубликована: Ноя. 22, 2023

Язык: Английский

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