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A Collection by: PreventionWeb user Catriona Fraser
Last updated: 09 Dec 2019
Urban heat islands occur when human activity and construction create higher temperatures in urban areas than the surrounding landscape. Global warming heralds more heat waves, exacerbated by heat islands and posing severe health risks to residents.
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Buildings Are a Hidden Source of Indian Cities’ Extreme Heat
World Resources Institute
24 October 2019
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Conversation Media Group, the
09 September 2019
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Cool roofs can help shield California's cities against heat waves
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
14 August 2019
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USA: ULI research explores impact of rising temperatures, excessive heat on urban development
Urban Land Institute, the
08 August 2019
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How weather services are improving heat health in Hong Kong, China
Global Heat Health Information Network
12 December 2018
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New algorithm provides a more detailed look at urban heat islands
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
05 December 2018
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India: Keeping it cool – models for city cool roof programs
Natural Resources Defense Council
10 May 2018
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Urban heat: Can white roofs help cool world’s warming cities?
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
07 March 2018
Documents and Publications
Development and appraisal of long-term adaptation pathways for managing heat-risk in London
Elsevier
2017
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Heat waves threaten city dwellers, especially minorities and the poor
Conversation Media Group, the
06 August 2017
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‘Heat island’ effect could double climate change costs for world’s cities
University of Sussex
29 May 2017
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Australia: Why apartments are failing the heat stress test
University of Melbourne
14 March 2017
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Out in the heat: why poorer suburbs are more at risk in warming cities
Conversation Media Group, the
13 October 2016
Documents and Publications
Extreme heat: hot cities adapting to a hotter world
AIA New York Chapter
2016
Documents and Publications
Monash University; National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility
2013
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Responding to the urban heat island: a review of the potential of green infrastructure
Victorian Centre for Climate Change Adaptation
2012