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Elevated increases in human-perceived winter temperature in urban areas over China: Acceleration by urbanization Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Sijia Luo, Xihui Gu, Nan Lv, Yansong Guan, Dongdong Kong, Jianyu Liu, Xiang Zhang
A combination of low near-surface air temperature (SAT) and high near-surface wind speed in winter could make the human-perceived temperature (i.e., wind-chill equivalent temperature, WCT) much lower than actual temperature, and has more severe impacts on ecology and human. This study investigates long-term changes in winter mean and cold extremes of human-perceived temperature over China during 1961–2019
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Investigating the cooling effects of land cover and landscape patterns surrounding rivers: Insights from the subtropical city of Changsha, China Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Jie Tan, Wenjun Kuang, De Yu, Weijun Zhou, Xigui Li, Qin Liu, Libo He
Water bodies and green infrastructure are vital in regulating regional climate, and enhancing their cooling effect is a significant strategy for mitigating urban heat islands (UHIs). In this study, the Xiangjiang River (XJR), Liuyang River (LYR), and Weishui River (WSR) in Changsha were selected to investigate the cooling effects of land cover and landscape patterns surrounding the rivers. The results
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Street-scale air quality modelling over the West Midlands, United Kingdom: Effect of idealised traffic reduction scenarios Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Jian Zhong, Jenny Stocker, Xiaoming Cai, Roy M. Harrison, William James Bloss
Air pollution is the major environmental risk to human health. Road transport is one of the major sources for air pollution, particularly nitrogen dioxide, in urban areas, and hence traffic control is an important measure in air quality management. A street-scale air quality model, ADMS-Urban, was configured for a case study of the West Midlands, UK to represent a baseline year (2019). Model outputs
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Study on urban heatwave characteristics and thermal stress scenarios based on China's heatwave hazard zoning Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Qinrong Yang, Huiwang Peng, Qiong Li
The incidence of urban heatwaves in China has increased recently and shows considerable regional differences, and heatwave zoning can provide a framework for exploring this regional differences. This study investigated the spatial-temporal pattern of heatwaves in China from 1961 to 2021, based on observation datasets of CN05.1 (0.25° × 0.25°) and reanalysis datasets of ERA5 (0.25° × 0.25°), and spatial
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The canopy cooling effect of roof mitigation strategies in a subtropical urban agglomeration Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Zhiquan Zhu, Weiwen Wang, Bingyin Chen, Zijiong Cai, Ming Chang, Xuemei Wang
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Quantitative evaluation of the synergistic effects of multiple meteorological parameters on air pollutants based on generalized additive models Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Yixuan Yan, Peng Ren, Qinglin Meng
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Impact of urban canopy physics and detailed urban canopy parameters on high-resolution simulation over two large urban agglomerations in China Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Xiangyu Ao, Wei Huang, Ning Zhang, Jia Li, Yong Sun
Urban physics schemes and urban canopy parameters (UCPs) are vital for fine-scale weather simulations. This study evaluates the impact of different urban canopy schemes and high-resolution UCPs on meteorological fields over two largest urban agglomerations in China against dense automated weather stations for a summer day case with a high-resolution regional operational model. Results show that the
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Creating comfortable outdoor environments: Understanding the intricate relationship between sound, humidity, and thermal comfort Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-14 Zeming Qin, Bairu Lu, Wenqiang Jing, Yingdi Yin, Lefang Zhang, Xinqi Wang, Wei Luo, Jin Zhang, Jing Qiu, Yuting Dong
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Machine Learning for Urban Heat Island (UHI) Analysis: Predicting Land Surface Temperature (LST) in Urban Environments Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-14 Ghazaleh Tanoori, Ali Soltani, Atoosa Modiri
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Navigating China's path to a low-carbon economy: A comprehensive review of regional and provincial carbon emissions policies Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-14 Ruijun Chen, Cuiping Liao, Chao Ren
The subject of this study is the intricate landscape of regional and provincial variances within China's carbon emissions reduction policies. It examines the interplay between economic growth, resource allocation, industrial structures, and environmental demands, and policy initiatives in shaping emission reduction trajectories. Highlighting the nuanced role of energy policies in supporting these efforts
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Pathways to mitigate household carbon emissions in Chinese cities: Intentions, actions, and environments Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-14 Xiangyang Li
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Quantifying the cooling distance of green space by grid screening method: A case study of the Zijin Mountain in Nanjing Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 Dan Song, Yizhi Fang, Annan Wang, Shengnan Niu, Lufang Chen, Xin Zhou, Xing Shi, Liu Yang, Xing Jin
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Modeling the impact of land use/land cover (LULC) factors on diurnal and nocturnal Urban Heat Island (UHI) intensities using spatial regression models Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-11 Ghiwa Assaf, Rayan H. Assaad
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Stress-tolerant trees for resilient cities: Tree-ring analysis reveals species suitable for a future climate Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-11 Giuliano Maselli Locosselli, Bruno Barçante Ladvocat Cintra, Luciana Schwandner Ferreira, Cintia Luiza da Silva-Luz, Augusto Akio Lucchezi Miyahara, Roel J.W. Brienen, Emanuel Gloor, Arnoud Boom, Adriana Grandis, Marcos Silveira Buckeridge
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Pedestrian-path pavement materials to improve microclimate and air quality on current pedestrian paths Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-10 Suk Jin Jung
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Implementation of a microclimate design model in the early design of new building projects – Case study Ecohof Noorderveer in the Netherlands Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-10 E. Stache, J. Hinterleitner, M. Ottelé, H.M. Jonkers
Given the ongoing global urbanization and the rise of heat, flooding, and drought in cities, the integration of climate adaptive measures based on “ecosystem functions and services” becomes imperative in design. This study details the implementation process of a microclimate design model in the design and retrofitting of the housing project Ecohof Noorderveer in Wormerveer, the Netherlands. The model
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Exploration of urban neighborhood blue-green space quality patterns and influencing factors in waterfront cities based on MGWR and OPGD models Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-10 Qingya Cen, Xingcan Zhou, Hongfei Qiu
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Artificial intelligence for predicting urban heat island effect and optimising land use/land cover for mitigation: Prospects and recent advancements Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Omar Y.A. Mohamed, Izni Zahidi
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Spatial modelling of street-level carbon emissions with multi-source open data: A case study of Guangzhou Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Yingsheng Zheng, Wenjie Li, Lu Jiang, Chao Yuan, Te Xiao, Ran Wang, Meng Cai, Haobin Hong
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Urban heat and pollution island in the Moscow megacity: Urban environmental compartments and their interactions Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Nikolay Kasimov, Sergey Chalov, Natalia Chubarova, Natalia Kosheleva, Olga Popovicheva, Natalia Shartova, Viktor Stepanenko, Elizaveta Androsova, Marina Chichaeva, Oxana Erina, Alexander Kirsanov, Roman Kovach, Boris Revich, Galina Shinkareva, Maria Tereshina, Mikhail Varentsov, Jessica Vasil'chuk, Dmitrii Vlasov, Irina Denisova, Tatiana Minkina
Cities are highly interconnected systems where specific interactions between various urban environments occur due to the Urban Heat Island (UHI) and Urban Pollution Island (UPI) effects. Four compartments of the environment (atmospheric air, road dust, streamflow, and people) are discussed for Moscow city. Long-term meteorological, radiative, air quality, and precipitation measurements, the non-hydrostatic
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The thermal perception of outdoor urban spaces in a hot arid climate: A structural equation modelling (SEM) approach Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Mohamed H. Elnabawi, Elmira Jamei
Human thermal comfort is linked to multi-sensory attributes and psychological cognition besides the influence of prominent meteorological parameters. To date, even the most advanced thermal comfort models like UTCI consider the interaction between human and external surroundings to be a heat transfer problem applying thermodynamic equations in the derivation behind thermal comfort indices. Machine
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Optimal low-impact development Facility Design in Urban Environments: A multidimensional optimization approach employing slime mould and nondominated sorting genetic algorithms Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Mehrtash Eskandaripour, Shahrokh Soltaninia
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Multi-factor PM2.5 concentration optimization prediction model based on decomposition and integration. Urban Climate Volume 55, April 2024, Article Number: 101916, Page Numbers: 1–29 Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Hong Yang, Wenqian Wang, Guohui Li
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Impacts of urban heat island intensities on a bifurcating thunderstorm over Beijing Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Jingjing Dou, Robert Bornstein, Jianning Sun, Shiguang Miao
To gain the insight into the impacts of different urban thermal conditions on precipitation, a series of simulations that modified the surface sensible heat from building is performed during a thunderstorm passage over Beijing. The UHI intensity changed from 0.8 to 2.2 °C with the increase sensible heat. Results showed that: (i) Under weak UHI conditions (≤1.4 °C), it is the urban dynamical effect
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An ensemble deep learning approach to spatiotemporal tropospheric ozone forecasting: A case study of Tehran, Iran Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Mostafa Rezaali, Mohammad Sina Jahangir, Reza Fouladi-Fard, David Keellings
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A novel spatial disaggregation model of vehicle emission inventory Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Haixia Feng, Xingyu Wang, Qiang Jia, Maoxin Zhu
An accurate spatial disaggregation method is crucial to ensure the accuracy of gridding vehicle emissions inventories. In the present study, we proposed a novel spatial disaggregation model that combines standard road length with aerosol optical depth (AOD) remote sensing data. Qingdao, a typical coastal city in China, was selected as the study area. We used the new model to obtain a gridded vehicle
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Inequality of exposure to PM2.5 and ozone among age groups and cities in Japan in 2030 and 2050 Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Zhiheng Chen, Lie Sun, Liqiao Huang, Yang Xie, Shixing Yang, Lu Sun, Jinjun Xue, Fei Yan
Global air pollution levels have increased in recent years, posing major health challenges. Although there is already evidence that residents of large cities and vulnerable groups such as the elderly and children are at higher risk of exposure to air pollution, there is a need to expand new perceptions in the face of a new phase of urbanization and demographic change in the future. In the face of population
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Real-world black carbon emissions of gasoline vehicles at urban intersections Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Xin Wang, Zhaowen Qiu, Zhen Liu, Ling Liu
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Examining thermal inequities: Land surface temperature, social vulnerability, and historical redlining in San Antonio, TX Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Farzad Hashemi, Mahsa Adib
Rising urban temperatures significantly impact human health, with their effects varying across socio-economic groups. With a focus on San Antonio, Texas, during its notably intense summer heat in 2023, this research explores the intricate relationship between urban heat and social vulnerability. Through the analysis of Land Surface Temperature (LST) data from Landsat 8 data, captured during three exceptionally
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A hybrid method for assessing the city emission status toward carbon peak Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Jianhui Ruan, Ziyu Qin, Shuangyue Qian, Mingyu Li, Min Jia, Li Zhang, Zhe Zhang, Shuying Zhu, Hanying Jiang, Bofeng Cai, Shouyang Wang, Ling Tang
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On the future evolution of heatwaves in French cities and associated rural areas: Insights from a convection-permitting model Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Y. Michau, A. Lemonsu, P. Lucas-Picher, M. Schneider, C. Caillaud
Urban areas are currently vulnerable to the effects of extreme weather events. Climate change is expected to increase the frequency of such events, including heatwaves (HWs), on which we are focusing. Our aim is to quantify how the exposure to HWs will evolve with climate change and its impact on populations. We take advantage of the CNRM-AROME convection-permitting scale (2.5-km) simulations coupled
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Evaluating the role of city representation in modelling the urban precipitation effect of Kuala Lumpur Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Chiara Ghielmini, Francesco S.R. Pausata, Daniel Argüeso, Matthias Demuzere, Razib Vhuiyan
Urbanization of Earth's land surface is one of the most impactful human interactions on the global ecosystem. Urban land cover substantially alters the transfer of heat, moisture, momentum, and aerosols between the surface and the atmosphere. These surface modifications are the first link in a complex process sequence that causes changes in clouds and precipitation, the so-called urban precipitation
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Effect of emission variability on concentration fluctuations in idealised deep urban street canyons Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-07 Sofia Fellini, Pietro Salizzoni, Luca Ridolfi
The level of air pollution in a street canyon depends on the non-trivial interplay between vehicular exhaust emissions, atmospheric transport, and physico-chemical transformation of pollutants. In this study, we investigate the temporal dynamics of air pollutant concentration in a deep street canyon orthogonal to the wind direction using a two-box model. Simulations provide insights into both steady-state
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Assessment of daytime and nighttime surface urban heat islands across local climate zones – A case study in Florianópolis, Brazil Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-03 Bruno Rech, Rodrigo Nehara Moreira, Tiago Augusto Gonçalves Mello, Tomáš Klouček, Jan Komárek
Affected air movement, artificial heat production, increased solar absorption and suppressed vegetation cause significant temperature differences between urban and suburban/rural regions, forming Surface Urban Heat Islands (SUHI). Here, we propose a methodological framework combining daytime and nighttime Landsat 8 data with comprehensive statistical evaluation based on the retrieved information. To
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Impact of spatial layout on vertical wind conditions and comfort levels in high-rise residential buildings in Shenzhen Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-03 Di Song, Ming Lu, Jun Xing
Urban residential areas' rational spatial height distribution plays a crucial role in achieving a more balanced wind speed distribution, smoother air exchange, and improved space comfort. This study used Shenzhen as a representative city to analyse the effect of high-rise residential building layouts on vertical ventilation. Nine typical height-layout schemes were determined within an area of 220 × 200 m
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Detect urban trees air pollution sensitivity & tolerance by leaf trait analysis in the industrial zone of Kumaun Himalaya Uttarakhand India Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-03 Hema Kandpal, J.P.N. Rai
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Utilizing periodic boundary conditions to save computational resources for assessing building natural ventilation in urban areas Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-03 Yujie Zhao, Xuelin Zhang, Hong Ling, Shiguo Jia, Xueying Yang, Yifei Zhang, Bo Zhao, Jiajia Hua
For the first time in literature, we innovatively conducted CFD simulations with periodic boundary conditions to predict coupled indoor-outdoor airflows for a full-scale 3D six-floor residential building unit in urban areas with uniformly building clusters. A few influencing parameters on building ventilation performance are comprehensively analyzed, including the impacts of the surrounding buildings
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How does digital economy empower pollution mitigation and carbon reduction? Evidence from Chinese cities Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-02 Jun Zhao, Yuying Wang, Yalin Lei, Hongyun Huang
Achieving synergies in pollution mitigation and carbon reduction (PMCR) in Chinese cities is the overall lever to facilitate the comprehensive green transition in socio-economic development. As the catalyst of the information age, the impact of digital economy on urban PMCR needs to be explored. Thus, using 288 cities from 2006 to 2019 as a sample, this study examines the influence of the digital economy
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Distribution of ozone, carbon monoxide and oxides of nitrogen over an urban location in the foothills of the North-Western Himalayas Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-02 Shuchita Srivastava, Sibu Behera, Debashis Mitra
Increasing anthropogenic activities and biomass burning events over the Northern Indian region severely affect the pristine environment of North-Western Himalayas. To investigate their influence in this data sparse region, continuous monitoring of O, CO and NO are made during January 2018 to December 2019 over Dehradun, an urban location in the foothills of North-western Himalayas. Ozone shows daytime
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Study on visibility forecast optimization based on aerosol- meteorological feedbacks in wet conditions Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Xin Zhang, Yue Wang, Chengduo Yuan, Zibo Zhuang
To quantitatively express the influence of aerosol meteorological feedback on the visibility prediction deviation, especially for the large deviation in the high humidity environment, a visibility prediction method considering aerosol meteorological feedback is proposed in this paper. First, WRF-Chem model is set up in three sensitivity tests with or without aerosol meteorological feedback. Then, the
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Improving the atmospheric dispersion forecasts over Washington, D.C. using UrbanNet observations: A study with HYSPLIT model Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Nebila Lichiheb, Fong Ngan, Mark Cohen
UrbanNet data have been used to enhance the predictions of the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model through observational nudging to improve temperature and wind predictions. HYSPLIT was utilized to understand the impact of using the observationally nudged WRF fields in dispersion modeling. The meteorological observations collected from the National Weather Service monitoring stations located
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Spatial synergistic effect of urban green space ecosystem on air pollution and heat island effect Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Li Han, Ruijun Zhang, Junqi Wang, Shi-Jie Cao
It is crucial for urban greening studies to comprehend the spatial synergy effect of the urban green space ecosystem on air pollution and the heat island effect. However, there are limited studies that have considered the impact of green space ecosystems on different air pollutants and urban heat island effects across different seasons from an urban space perspective. Therefore, this study took an
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A comprehensive AHP numerical module for assessing resilience of Kabul City to flood hazards Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Hayatullah Mushwani, Mujib Rahman Ahmadzai, Hayatu Ullah, Mohammad Samim Baheer, Sharifullah Peroz
The present study aimed to assess the resilience of Kabul City, Afghanistan, towards flood hazards, using the AHP numerical module. The study utilized a mixed-methods approach, including secondary data, a questionnaire survey, AHP analysis and GIS. The findings revealed limited community awareness (55.7% of the respondents were aware of the hazard while only 31.3% were well-informed) and participation
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How virtuous are the bias corrected CMIP6 models in the simulation of heatwave over different meteorological subdivisions of India? Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-30 Saumya Singh, R.K. Mall, Praveen K. Singh, R. Bhatla, Pawan K. Chaubey
With rising global temperatures, extreme weather events have become more frequent, intense and of longer duration. CMIP6 GCMs provide improved climate simulations that need robust evaluation for historical period for reliable future projections. The present study assesses the ability of bias corrected CMIP6 14 Global Climate Models (GCMs) in simulating heat wave over India for March–June during the
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Quantifying the spatial aggregation bias of urban heat data Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-27 Esteban López Ochoa, Kristen Brown, Ryun Jung Lee, Wei Zhai
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Do population-related factors matter for carbon emissions? Lessons from different income groups of countries Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-27 Robert Becker Pickson, Peng Gui, Lirong Jian, Elliot Boateng
In an era of rising global population and urbanisation, understanding demographic shifts and CO emissions dynamics has become crucial for achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 13. This study employs robust econometric procedures to investigate population-related factors influencing CO emissions across countries with varying income levels from 1993Q1 to 2018Q4. Our empirical findings
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Characterizing urban GHG emissions based on land-use change—A case of Airport New City Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-27 Wanchen Liu, Lu Sun, Zhaoling Li, Duo Xu, Fufu Wang, Dian Zhou, Xiangzhao Meng, Yupeng Wang
Measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across different types of land is essential for urban planning during the transition to low-carbon cities. Urban land identification, based on remote sensing images and points of interest (POIs), has the potential to narrow down the statistical unit, helping achieve spatial visualization of GHG emissions below the city level and distinguish emission characteristics
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Energy savings in buildings applying ASHRAE 55 and regional adaptive thermal comfort models Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-27 David Bienvenido-Huertas, Daniel Sánchez-García, Blanca Tejedor, Carlos Rubio-Bellido
The building sector plays an important role in energy performance and energy poverty. Decarbonization policies aims to reducing the energy consumption of the built environment, especially using HVAC systems better. Some studies have adopted adaptive thermal comfort models to increase energy savings in winter and summer. However, applying models based on international standards could overestimate setpoint
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The governance of climate adaptation in metropolitan regions: A systematic review of emerging themes and issues Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Margherita Gori Nocentini
Adaptation to climate change is increasingly part of urban policy agendas around the world. Most research has focused on municipal-level adaptation, while less is known about processes carried out at the metropolitan scale. This systematic review aims to identify the main themes emerging from the literature on climate adaptation governance in metropolitan areas, discussing their relevance in the context
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Quantifying high-resolution carbon emissions driven by land use change in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Yanpeng Cai, Shenglan Su, Pan Zhang, Ming Chen, Yongyang Wang, Yulei Xie, Qian Tan
Accurate research on carbon emission spatial distribution is vital for achieving carbon neutrality. Previous studies suffered from scale effects, demanding enhanced resolution. This study collected and computed land use carbon emission data for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). It also introduced a novel method to downscale this data into 30 m raster format using night light and
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Decoupling government spending from carbon emissions: A spatio-temporal analysis of 283 Chinese cities Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Hao Feng, Yuehan Yu, Rong Yuan
A comprehensive evaluation of government spending efficiency and its connection to emissions reduction is vital for sustainable green economic progress. However, the precise nature of the decoupling relationship between carbon emissions and government spending at the city level remains uncertain. Here, using the panel data from 283 cities covering the period from 2007 to 2020, we employ diverse methodologies
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Unravelling regional development through the production-living-ecological perspective: Assessing heterogeneity and expert insights Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Wanhao Zhang, Qiong Yuan, Helen Cai
This study delves into the spatial heterogeneity of Production-Living-Ecological Spaces (PLES) at the township scale in Zhejiang, China. By leveraging a comprehensive array of spatial data and advanced analytical methods, we uncover distinct patterns and variations within these spaces. Our analysis brings to light the complex interactions between human activities, land use, and ecological factors in
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Climate walking and linear mixed model statistics for the seasonal outdoor thermophysiological comfort assessment in Lisbon Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Tiago Silva, Cláudia Reis, Diogo Braz, João Vasconcelos, António Lopes
To measure urban outdoor pedestrian thermophysiological comfort mobile roving missions were conducted in all seasons of the year during the day and at night. Six routes were chosen, representing areas of the city with varying urban morphological layouts. The thermal comfort conditions were analysed using the Local Climate Zone spatial scale. This enabled the identification of typologies of areas where
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Pollutants and weathering compounds on medieval bricks of historic buildings from Brasov (Transylvania, Romania) Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Alexandru Bogdan, Lorena Aliana Cioban, Dana Maria Copolovici, Dorina Chambre, Lucian Copolovici
Urban pollution significantly influences historic building preservation via chemical, physical, and biological processes. To plan heritage structure restoration, we must study fired brick mineralogy and its correlation with firing temperature. We must also examine how atmospheric pollutants have affected surface composition over time. This study analyzes medieval bricks from seven medieval buildings
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Design rainfalls under climate change scenarios in South East Queensland, Australia: A Brisbane River case study Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Marcos Abilio Medeiros de Saboia, Fernanda Helfer
This study updates design rainfalls for the Brisbane River Basin, Australia, employing rainfall data from eight CMIP5 General Circulation Models (GCMs) across two Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5) and four future timeframes (2016–2045, 2036–2065, 2056–2085, and 2075–2104), totalling 64 climate futures. Future design rainfalls were computed for Annual Exceedance Probabilities
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Driving toward sustainable cities: The interplay between Chinese emerging corporate ESG performance and climate finance in achieving low-carbon development Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Muxin Liu, Changyou Xia, Hailin Lan, Zhihao Gao, Xiaojie Yu, Li Wang, Xi Liang, Yi Wu
Climate finance plays a pivotal role in directing increased capital flow toward climate change mitigation and adaptation activities. Many emerging enterprises have grown rapidly under the influence of climate finance policies, contributing to urban low-carbon transition. Therefore, it is important to explore the interrelationships between climate finance, enterprise low-carbon transformations, and
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Multi-factor PM2.5 concentration optimization prediction model based on decomposition and integration Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-25 Hong Yang, Wenqian Wang, Guohui Li
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Numerical modeling of the distinct urbanization impact over Singapore during two contrasting weather scenarios Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-24 Jagabandhu Panda, Tieh-Yong Koh, Asmita Mukherjee, Xian-Xiang Li, Leslie K. Norford
Urban growth over Singapore is noticeable with increase in built-up area and significant sprawling with more than two-fold growth. Effects of urbanization patterns are investigated in two scenarios named as dry and wet, during the inter-monsoon period under high convective and low advection conditions. Weather Research and Forecasting model has been used with a finer resolution. Urban effects have
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A systematic and bibliometric review of bioretention system (BRS) for urban ecosystem regulation services Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-24 Jin Su, Mo Wang, Dongqing Zhang, Chuanhao Sun, Xiaolong Zhao, Mohd Adib Bin Mohammad Razi
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Evaluating impacting factors of economic resilience across major Japan port cities Urban Clim. (IF 6.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Lie Sun, Zhiheng Chen, Yifan Li, Tomoya Kawasaki
Japan relies heavily on its port cities for global economic integration and societal support, given its extensive coastline. These ports handle most of the country’s imports, including the majority of its energy needs and more than half of its food requirements, being pivotal in urban economic resilience and sustainability. However, the COVID-19 pandemic, posed severe challenges to these ports by disrupting