Built environment influences on urban climate resilience: Evidence from extreme heat events in Macau

Xi, Zhijie; Li, Chaosu; Zhou, Long; Hu, Yang; Burghardt, René

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160270

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“…The results show that the UHI phenomenon and high UR level in the GBA are mainly concentrated in the coastal areas near the Pearl River Delta estuary, and their levels have been rising in the past two decades, with a trend of diffusion to the surrounding areas. This is consistent with the conclusion that the resilience level and UHIs of most cities in China have been increasing year by year over the past two decades [87,88] and are in line with the development path of cities in GBA. In the early stages of development, Hong Kong and Macao, which experienced colonial times, already had a good economic foundation, allowing their economic functions to better adapt to risks.…”

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Unveiling the Coupling Coordination and Interaction Mechanism between the Local Heat Island Effect and Urban Resilience in China

Wang,

Yang,

Liu

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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Climate change and urbanization have led to the increasing prominence of urban heat islands (UHIs) today, posing a huge challenge to cities. Urban resilience (UR) refers to the ability of a city or region to adapt to changes and risks. However, the influence between the heat island effect and regional urban resilience is not well understood. In this study, we proposed a methodological framework for unveiling the coupling coordination and interaction mechanism between UHIs and UR. This study first explored UHIs in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) and described the creation of a multidimensional index system that evaluates urban resilience across social, economic, ecological, and engineering dimensions. Furthermore, this study unveiled the coupling coordination effect of UHIs and UR through the coupling coordination degree model, and the influence mechanism between the drivers of UHIs and the change in UR was detected using a geographic probe. The results showed that the UHI region forms a ring-shaped belt around the entrance to the Pearl River Delta. The UHIs of the GBA show a significant trend of expansion and escalation over time. The UR of the GBA shows a spatial distribution pattern of high resilience among regional central cities and low resilience among peripheral cities, with significantly uneven development in sub-resilience dimensions. The UHIs and UR of the GBA showed a certain coupling and coordination effect, improving from barely synergistic to a primary coordination state. Among the drivers of UHIs, population density, precipitation, average nighttime light brightness, and ground-average CO2 emissions have strong explanatory power for the spatial variation in UR. The interaction between two factors has a stronger influence on UR than individual factors. The purpose of this paper is to initially reveal the influence mechanism between UHIs and UR and to provide a theoretical basis for further exploring the path of sustainable urban development.

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Unveiling the Coupling Coordination and Interaction Mechanism between the Local Heat Island Effect and Urban Resilience in China

Wang,

Yang,

Liu

et al. 2024

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“…By utilizing available vehicle trajectory data, this paper aims to investigate the influence of the built environment on carbon emissions from private cars and provide valuable insights and reliable data support. Additionally, drawing upon the "3D" and "5D" system categorization of built environment factors [52], this paper attempts to explore the impact of density, design, and accessibility on carbon emissions from private cars. However, it is important to note that due to significant data deficiencies and limited availability at the urban level, this paper solely explores the effects of built environment factors such as population density, road intersections, and accessibility to public service facilities on carbon emissions from private cars.…”

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Impact of Built Environment on Carbon Emissions from Cross-District Mobility: A Social Network Analysis Based on Private Vehicle Trajectory Big Data

Chen

Xiao

2023

Sustainability

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The realization of the “double carbon” goals and the development of green transportation require a focused approach to reducing carbon emissions from private cars. Starting from the perspective of social network analysis, this paper constructs the carbon emission network of private car cross-district mobility based on vehicle trajectory big data in Guangzhou and Foshan and analyzes its spatial network characteristics. Next, the MRQAP model is constructed to examine the impact of built environment factors on carbon emissions from private cars. Furthermore, the paper explores the moderating effect of private car mobility in the central urban area. The results indicate the following: (1) Private vehicle cross-district mobility in the Guangzhou and Foshan region are closely interconnected and exhibit a phenomenon of central clustering. (2) Both population density and the number of road intersections have a positive relationship with private car carbon emissions, and after a series of robustness tests, the results are still valid. (3) Private vehicle mobility in central urban areas contributes to an increase in carbon emissions, and the positive impact is reinforced by population density, while road intersections and private car mobility in central urban areas have a substitutive effect on private car carbon emissions.

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“…With the long-term aim of establishing human colonies on Mars where inhabitants are to be born and grow up on the planet, this is an essential concept to accommodate within mission planning. All high pressure environments generally function well when there is a clear sense of purpose, protocols and system with a very high level of adherence [127][128][129][130], together with a strong sense of team identity and cohesion as described in a Company environment [131,132]. One of the main ways in which mental fitness is usually maintained in normal conditions is through activities that humans find pleasurable for example music, art, entertainment, hobbies, socializing and forming relationships which include sexual activity.…”

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A Crowd-Sourcing Project to Understand, Prevent and Manage Incidences of Injury and Wounding to Astronauts and Off-Earth Colonists

Cahill¹,

Braddock²

2022

J. Hum. Earth Future

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Recent technical successes of the unmanned Mars 2020, Tianwen-1 and Hope Mars missions have further increased our hunger for space exploration and the possible colonisation of Mars is now firmly on the mid-term horizon. Furthermore, renewed commitment to settle on the Moon is anticipated within the next three years, led by NASA’s Artemis programme utilising the pan-space agency constructed lunar Gateway or Space X’s Starship system. These programmes will necessitate a larger number of astronauts spending longer periods in space and despite rigorous risk identification and mitigation procedures, injury is an inevitable consequence and management procedures will demand efficient and effective implementation. We have employed Cognitive Work Analysis to derive an abstraction hierarchy for reducing the potential for physical injury and managing the consequence of injury in space. We have used a crowd-sourcing approach to cluster factors and themes which may emanate from within or without habitat and consider solution management in the light of current and emerging technology. In addition, we also consider mental fitness as a confounder which may emerge during missions and propose methods for both measurement and management. Doi: 10.28991/HEF-2022-03-03-04 Full Text: PDF

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Built environment influences on urban climate resilience: Evidence from extreme heat events in Macau

Cited by 29 publications

References 47 publications

Unveiling the Coupling Coordination and Interaction Mechanism between the Local Heat Island Effect and Urban Resilience in China

Unveiling the Coupling Coordination and Interaction Mechanism between the Local Heat Island Effect and Urban Resilience in China

Impact of Built Environment on Carbon Emissions from Cross-District Mobility: A Social Network Analysis Based on Private Vehicle Trajectory Big Data

A Crowd-Sourcing Project to Understand, Prevent and Manage Incidences of Injury and Wounding to Astronauts and Off-Earth Colonists

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