A framework for achieving urban sustainable development goals (SDGs): Evaluation and interaction

K Jia, Q Sheng, Y Liu, Y Yang, G Dong, Z Qiao… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sustainable development is a complex system involving multiple dimensions of society,
economy, resources and environment. It is of great significance to evaluate the sustainable …

Performance-based design of residential blocks for the co-benefits of building energy efficiency and outdoor thermal comfort improvement

S Xu, S Wang, G Li, H Zhou, C Meng, Y Qin… - Building and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Block morphology is critical to building energy efficiency (BEE) and outdoor thermal comfort
(OTC), meaning optimizing block morphology is conducive to improving built environment …

Map** of local climate zones and heat hazard assessment from a historical-future perspective

J Ren, J Yang, W Yu, N Cong, X **ao… - IEEE Journal of …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Achieving the sustainable development goals puts new demands on land use/land cover
(LULC) forecasting and thermal environment improvement. Local climate zone (LCZ) …

Synergizing low-carbon transportation and heat adaptation: Identifying suitable routes and integrating mitigation and adaptation infrastructure

BJ He, X Chen - Building and Environment, 2025 - Elsevier
This study aims to empirically investigate heat stress of urban greenways, identify suitable
routes for pedestrians, understand the riskiest sections and most critical periods, and …

Spatial and socioeconomic heterogeneity of heat-related perception, awareness, knowledge and impacts for unbiased heat action plans

BJ He - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding heat-related impacts is important for supporting urban managers, planners,
and designers in creating heat-resilient cities. However, existing literature has not revealed …

Capability of LCZ scheme to differentiate urban thermal environments in five megacities of China: Implications for integrating LCZ system into heat–resilient planning …

BJ He, X Fu, Z Zhao, P Chen… - IEEE Journal of …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The local climate zone (LCZ) classification scheme provides a standardized method to
characterize urban morphological characteristics and urban thermal environments …

Remote sensing-based analysis of urban heat island driving factors: a local climate zone perspective

Z Qiao, R Jia, J Liu, H Gao, Q Wei - IEEE Journal of Selected …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This study utilized multisource remote sensing data and advanced technology to investigate
the potential driving factors of urban heat island (UHI) effects from the perspective of local …

Response of changes in lake area to drought and land use change

Y Luo, R Chen, K Yang, X Zhou, T Jia, C Shang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The lake area is a crucial parameter that characterizes the state of a lake. Under the dual
pressures of climate change and human activity, the magnitude and frequency of changes in …

How heat waves and urban microclimates affect building cooling energy demand? Insights from fifteen eastern Chinese cities

X Yang, L Yao, M Li, J Cao, Q Zhong, W Peng, W Wu… - Applied Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
Heat waves (HW), characterized by prolonged period of excessively high temperatures on a
regional scale, are becoming increasingly frequent due to climate change. Concurrently, the …

The state and future of extreme heat studies in Southeast Asian megacities: risk, impacts and adaptation strategies in a warming world

SFAP Macagba, LL Delina - Environmental Research …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Southeast Asian cities are increasingly affected by heat-related phenomena and various
climate-related disasters; however, research on urban heat in this region remains limited …