The potential of urban trees to reduce heat-related mortality in London

The potential of urban trees to reduce heat-related mortality in London

Increasing temperatures and more frequent heatwave events pose threats to population health, particularly in urban environments due to the urban heat island (UHI) effect. Greening, in particular planting trees, is widely discussed as a means of reducing heat exposure and associated mortality in citi...

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Main Authors: Jonathon Taylor, Charles Simpson, Oscar Brousse, Anna-Kaisa Viitanen, Clare Heaviside
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
urban heat island
personal weather stations
climate change
heat mortality
tree canopy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad3a7e

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