Retrofitting Precincts for Heatwave Resilience: Challenges and Barriers in Australian Context

As the frequency and intensity of heatwaves are growing in Australia, strategies to combat heat are becoming more vital. Cities are exposed to urban heat islands (UHIs) due to excess urbanisation. In this study, a definition of urban heatwave (UHW) is conceptualised to investigate the combined impac...

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Autores principales: Gertrud Hatvani-Kovacs, John Boland
Formato: Artigo
Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: MDPI AG 2015-01-01
Colección:Challenges
Materias:
urban heatwave indicators
retrofitting toolkit
heatwave resilience
heatwave perception
precinct
adaptation
mitigation
adverse health outcome
Australian cities
Acceso en línea:http://www.mdpi.com/2078-1547/6/1/3
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