Heat waves (HWs) can cause large socioeconomic and environmental impacts. The
observed increases in their frequency, intensity and duration are projected to continue with …

Cities are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather episodes, which are expected to
increase with climate change. Cities also influence their own local climate, for example …

Cities are major drivers of environmental change at all scales and are especially at risk from
the ensuing effects, which include poor air quality, flooding and heat waves. Typically, these …

The discussion on urban metabolism has been long dominated by natural scientists
focussing on natural forces sha** the energy and material flows in urban systems …

The atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) defines the volume of air adjacent to the Earth's
surface for the dilution of heat, moisture, and trace substances. Quantitative knowledge on …

Pollutant dispersion by a tall-building cluster within a low-rise neighbourhood of Bei**g is
investigated using both full-scale Large-Eddy Simulation and water flume experiments at 1 …

Despite building energy use being one of the largest global energy consumers, building
energy simulations rarely take the actual local neighbourhood scale climate into account. A …

The atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) is the layer closest to the Earth's surface within which
most human activities take place. The vertical profile of atmospheric thermodynamic …

Large-eddy simulations (LES) are conducted to study the transport of momentum and
passive scalar within and over a real urban canopy in the City of Boston, USA. This urban …

Good representation of turbulence in urban canopy models is necessary for accurate
prediction of momentum and scalar distribution in and above urban canopies. To develop …