Integrated assessment of urban overheating impacts on human life

• Main Authors: Nazarian, N., Krayenhoff, E. S., Bechtel, B., Hondula, D. M., Paolini, R., Vanos, J., Cheung, T., Winston T. L. CHOW, et al
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: Urban overheating; heat hazards; adaptive capacity; heat sensitivity; Environmental Sciences; Urban Studies; Urban Studies and Planning
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cis_research/34; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/cis_research/article/1033/viewcontent/Nazarian_etal_2022_finalversion.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Urban overheating, driven by global climate change and urban development, is a major contemporary challenge that substantially impacts urban livability and sustainability. Overheating represents a multifaceted threat to the well-being, performance, and health of individuals as well as the energy eff...