Determining spatial disparities and similarities regarding heat exposure, green provision, and social structure of urban areas - A study on the city district level in the Ruhr area, Germany

Klopfer, Florian; Pfeiffer, A Z

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16185

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“…However, it is noteworthy that the results pertaining to cumulative annual precipitation and mean area altitude were not signi cant, failing to con rm a discernible trend for these variables (Table 4). Klopfer and Pfeiffer., 2023). This emphasizes the urgent need for targeted efforts in urban planning and climate adaptation strategies, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions where the local heat island appears more sensitive to the impact of green areas.…”

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The extent of the impact of green spaces on urban heat islands: A meta-analysis of research using remote sensing between 2010 and 2023

Cherif,

lasram,

Lopes

et al. 2024

Preprint

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As a result of global climate change, the urban image and morphology have undergone intense alteration. This has led to the emergence of several urban phenomena, such as the urban heat island (UHI). This phenomenon is exacerbated by climate change, posing a threat to human health and overall well-being. Urban green spaces have been considered as a solution of mitigating the urban heat island effect. This study aims to elucidate the different degrees of cooling effect attributed to greenery in different study regions characterised by distinct climate patterns, various green space configurations and seasonal dynamics. A meta-analysis was conducted, employing a qualitative and quantitative approach along with satellite image analysis. The results reveal that green spaces, including parks and trees, can effectively reduce the urban air temperatures by an average of 2 to 10 °C per unit increase in vegetation index. However, the efficacy of greenery in mitigating UHI exhibits variation in response to diverse climate patterns, configurations of green spaces, seasonal fluctuations, irrigation practices, and anthropogenic factors such as population density and urbanization. The comprehensive examination of the relationship between green spaces and Surface Urban Heat Island (SUHI) across a broad spectrum of climate patterns and diverse green space configurations contributes to addressing the critical knowledge gap in the existing literature.

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The extent of the impact of green spaces on urban heat islands: A meta-analysis of research using remote sensing between 2010 and 2023

Cherif,

lasram,

Lopes

et al. 2024

Preprint

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Applying recent advances in climate adaptation research to urban heat risk management

Singh,

Ramesh,

Hagenlocher

et al. 2024

WIREs Climate Change

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There is unequivocal evidence that anthropogenic climate change is supercharging temperature and precipitation regimes globally. One of the clearest signals of this is seen in current and projected increases in extreme heat, understood as changes in temperature maximums, longer duration heatwaves, and higher night‐time temperatures. Extreme heat has substantial impacts on socio‐ecological systems through direct impacts on human health and labor productivity, crop yields and water security; and second‐order impacts on infrastructure functioning and hazards (e.g., increased fire and drought incidence). These impacts are differentiated and mediated by preexisting vulnerabilities based on who you are, what you do, where you live, and your capacities to prepare for, prevent, cope with and adapt to heat exposure. Nowhere are these increasing and differentiated impacts of heat more visible than in populous, rapidly urbanizing regions. Governments across the world are piloting and implementing heat management strategies, which are variously called heat‐health plans, heat action plans, heat resilience strategies, and so forth. We argue that such actions and policy agendas can benefit from theoretical advances in the climate change vulnerability and adaptation literature. We synthesize five theoretical advances to highlight the need for suites of actions sequenced in pathways that are more sensitive to trade‐offs, center equity as a normative goal of effective adaptation, acknowledge uncertainty and preexisting differential vulnerabilities, leverage lessons from participatory adpatation planning, and are forward‐looking and preparatory actions. We consolidate these advances and develop an approach to inform urban heat risk management.This article is categorized under: Climate, Nature, and Ethics > Climate Change and Global Justice Climate and Development > Urbanization, Development, and Climate Change The Social Status of Climate Change Knowledge > Climate Science and Decision Making

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Comprehensive assessment of daytime, nighttime and compound heatwave risk in East China

Ding,

Chen

2024

Nat Hazards

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Determining spatial disparities and similarities regarding heat exposure, green provision, and social structure of urban areas - A study on the city district level in the Ruhr area, Germany

Cited by 5 publications

References 54 publications

The extent of the impact of green spaces on urban heat islands: A meta-analysis of research using remote sensing between 2010 and 2023

The extent of the impact of green spaces on urban heat islands: A meta-analysis of research using remote sensing between 2010 and 2023

Applying recent advances in climate adaptation research to urban heat risk management

Comprehensive assessment of daytime, nighttime and compound heatwave risk in East China

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