Impacts of climate change on health and health services in northern New South Wales, Australia: a rapid review

GW Lee, K Vine, AR Atkinson, M Tong… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Climate change is exposing populations to increasing temperatures and extreme weather
events in many parts of Australia. To prepare for climate challenges, there is a growing need …

Urban heat mitigation by green and blue infrastructure: Drivers, effectiveness, and future needs

P Kumar, SE Debele, S Khalili, CH Halios, J Sahani… - The Innovation, 2024 - cell.com
The combination of urbanization and global warming leads to urban overheating and
compounds the frequency and intensity of extreme heat events due to climate change. Yet …

Urban green and blue space changes: A spatiotemporal evaluation of impacts on ecosystem service value in Bangladesh

S Abdullah, MSG Adnan, D Barua, MM Murshed… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rapid decline in urban green (UGS) and blue space (UBS) in develo** countries has
led to a widespread degradation of available ecosystem services (ES). However, impacts of …

Heatwave and mental health

X Zhang, F Chen, Z Chen - Journal of environmental management, 2023 - Elsevier
Physical health has been associated with ambient temperature and heatwave. With the
frequent occurrence of heatwave, the adaptive effects and mechanisms on mental health …

A dynamic emergency planning system for relocating vulnerable people to safe shelters in response to heat waves

M Yazdani, M Haghani - Expert Systems with Applications, 2023 - Elsevier
A significant proportion of the world's population is ageing. As a result, numerous authorities
and governments are formulating strategies to improve their citizens' services. Nevertheless …

Investigating the factors influencing the electric vehicle market share: A comparative study of the European Union and United States

R Peng, JHCG Tang, X Yang, M Meng, J Zhang… - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Electric vehicles (EVs) are gaining worldwide popularity as a means to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions and decrease dependence on fossil fuels. This comparative study examines …

Framework of street grid-based urban heat vulnerability assessment: Integrating entropy weight method and BPNN model

F Guo, R Zheng, J Zhao, H Zhang, J Dong - Urban Climate, 2024 - Elsevier
In the context of global warming, the increasing frequency of high temperature and
heatwave events poses a significant threat to human health in cold cities, particularly those …

A quantitative evaluation model of outdoor dynamic thermal comfort and adaptation: A year-long longitudinal field study

T Xu, R Yao, C Du, B Li, F Fang - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The understanding of human outdoor thermal comfort demand and thermal adaptation
contributes to sustainable urban design as well as city resilience in the context of human …

[HTML][HTML] Current and projected heatwave-attributable occupational injuries, illnesses, and associated economic burden in Australia

MA Borg, J **ang, O Anikeeva, B Ostendorf… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction The costs of global warming are substantial. These include expenses from
occupational illnesses and injuries (OIIs), which have been associated with increases during …

A supply-demand model of vegetation cooling for urban heatwave mitigation

W Li, R Sun - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
The tradeoff between heatwave-induced human health risks and vegetation heat mitigation
benefits is critical for mitigating heatwave hazards in urban regions. Currently, the heat risk …