Quantifying heat-related risks from urban heat island effects: A global urban expansion perspective
Quantifying the urban heat island (UHI) effect and its impact on summer heat-related risk is important for both urban environment and human well-being. Existing studies frequently adopt the static (fixed) urban boundary to define urban/rural area in UHI measurement, overlooking the exacerbation of t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-02-01
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Series: | International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1569843224007027 |