Progress, knowledge gap and future directions of urban heat mitigation and adaptation research through a bibliometric review of history and evolution

BJ He, W Wang, A Sharifi, X Liu - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a bibliometric review of the history and evolution of Urban Heat
Mitigation and Adaptation (UHMA) from 1989 to 2021 to identify its research progress …

Integrated assessment of urban overheating impacts on human life

N Nazarian, ES Krayenhoff, B Bechtel… - Earth's …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Urban overheating, driven by global climate change and urban development, is a major
contemporary challenge that substantially impacts urban livability and sustainability …

Assessing thermal resilience of an assisted living facility during heat waves and cold snaps with power outages

M Sheng, M Reiner, K Sun, T Hong - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Extreme hot and cold weather events are becoming more frequent, intense, and longer due
to climate change. When these events occur coincidentally with power outages, the resulting …

How blackouts during heat waves amplify mortality and morbidity risk

B Stone Jr, CJ Gronlund, E Mallen… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The recent concurrence of electrical grid failure events in time with extreme temperatures is
compounding the population health risks of extreme weather episodes. Here, we combine …

The urban heat island and thermal heat stress correlate with climate dynamics and energy budget variations in multiple urban environments

NSM Harmay, M Choi - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Rising temperatures that occur in cities resulted in the urban heat island (UHI) which could
also amplify the thermal heat stress, leading to climate-related human mortality. Our study …

Planning for extreme heat: A national survey of US planners

S Meerow, L Keith - Journal of the American Planning Association, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Problem, research strategy, and findings Extreme heat is the deadliest climate hazard in the
United States. Climate change and the urban heat island effect are increasing the number of …

Realistic pathways to decarbonization of building energy systems

S Garimella, K Lockyear, D Pharis, O El Chawa… - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
There is a pressing need to decarbonize our energy sector to limit the effects of climate
change. Electrification in the buildings and transportation sectors is being proposed as a …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive review on regeneration strategies for direct air capture

K An, K Li, CM Yang, J Brechtl, K Nawaz - Journal of CO2 Utilization, 2023 - Elsevier
Direct air capture (DAC), which removes CO 2 directly from ambient air, is a critical negative
emission technology for mitigating global climate change. Efficiency and the source of …

Did electrification of the building sector achieve carbon mitigation? A provincial retrospection in China

R Chen, P Xu, L Chen, H Yao - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Electrification of end-use energy consuming sectors is becoming a widespread choice to
combat climate change, yet the decarbonization of electricity determines the quality of …

Behavioral and financial co** strategies among energy-insecure households

S Carley, M Graff, DM Konisky… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
When households struggle to pay their energy bills and avoid being disconnected from the
grid, they may accrue debt, forgo expenses on food, and use space heaters or ovens to …