Amid record-breaking heat waves and growing migration into cities, a University of Guelph atmospheric scientist has helped assemble a comprehensive overview of the problem of urban overheating, defining some key ways that cities can adapt as the planet warms.
Amid record-breaking heat waves and growing migration into cities, a University of Guelph atmospheric scientist has helped assemble a comprehensive overview of the problem of urban overheating, defining some key ways that cities can adapt as the planet warms.
Dr. Scott Krayenhoff, a professor in the Ontario Agricultural College’s School of Environmental Sciences who studies the effects of urban development on climate, is one of two lead authors on the new paper, which appears in the journal Earth’s Future.
The paper, three years in the making, brings together knowledge from 17 researchers working in such diverse fields as geography, architecture and medicine to find multidisciplinary solutions to mitigate humans’ exposure to heat.
“We know that the world is both urbanizing and warming, and the severity of extreme heat events is increasing,” said Krayenhoff. “The issue of overheating in cities is a pressing one that is likely to intensify.”
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