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  1. Kinder Institute for Urban Research
    https://kinder.rice.edu › urbanedge › how-climate-change-going-affect-cities-urban-spaces

    How climate change is going to affect cities, urban …

    • Temperatures are getting hotter. From 1999 to 2010, 2,039 heat-related deaths were reported in the United States, according to the National Weather Service. Among weather-related fatalities, heat was the c… See more

    Power Outages

    During extreme heat, we use an exceptional amount of power to keep ourselves cool. About 20 … See more

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    Infrastructure Failures

    With extra heat, the actual built environment of a city is affected. Past power grids failing, excessive heat can cause asphalt to melt, rail tracks to expand and airport… See more

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    Economic Impact

    All of the reasons above cost cities money. Nine out of the ten costliest hurricanes in American history have occurred in the past fifteen years and experts say climate change wil… See more

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    Cities and climate change | UNEP - UN Environment Programme
    Estimates suggest that urban areas are responsible for 70 percent of global CO2 emissions, with transport and buildings being among the largest contributors (IPCC, 2022). Only with a …
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  1. UNEP - UN Environment Programme
    https://www.unep.org › ... › cities-and-clim…

    Cities and climate change | UNEP - UN Environment …

    Estimates suggest that urban areas are responsible for 70 percent of global CO2 emissions, with transport and buildings being among the largest contributors (IPCC, 2022). Only with a coordinated approach and action at the global, …

     
  2. nih.gov
    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › articles

    Unraveling the urban climate crisis: Exploring the nexus of ...

  3. University of Oxford
    https://www.ox.ac.uk › news

    Expert comment: Urbanisation’s role in the climate …

    Jan 29, 2024 · Urban growth is driving environmental change at an unprecedented scale. The data on this is clear — according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in 2020 urban areas collectively …

  4. UNDP Climate Promise
    https://climatepromise.undp.org › news-and-stories › ...

    Cities have a key role to play in tackling climate change – here’s …

  5. ScienceDirect
    https://www.sciencedirect.com › ... › urban-climate-change

    Urban Climate Change - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

  6. Frontiers
    https://www.frontiersin.org › journals › sust…

    Climate Change and Cities: Challenges Ahead

    Feb 25, 2021 · The consequences of interactions among climate change, the urban heat island effect, and air pollution are expected to increase the risk of poor human health in cities globally by the middle of the twenty-first century.

  7. World Bank Group
    https://www.worldbank.org › en › topic › ur…

    Advancing Climate Action through an Urban Lens

    This approach includes investments that improve urban air quality, promote green buildings, support solid-waste management and circular-economy approaches, and provide clean and active urban mobility, open green spaces and nature …

  8. Argonne National Laboratory
    https://www.anl.gov › article › snapshots-of-urban-climate-science

    Snapshots of urban climate science | Argonne National Laboratory

  9. London School of Economics and Political Science
    https://www.lse.ac.uk › granthaminstitute …

    Why is climate change adaptation important for cities …

    Aug 31, 2022 · In general, a city climate change adaptation strategy can be a standalone (but linked) plan, or a component of a climate action plan and/or a comprehensive city plan. Linkages between other city-focused policies are …

  10. UN-Habitat
    https://unhabitat.org › topic › climate-change

    Climate Change - UN-Habitat

    Sep 15, 2022 · Urban areas are major contributors to climate change, accounting for 71 to 76 per cent of CO2 emissions from global final energy use, and represent high concentrations of financial, infrastructure and human assets and activities …

  11. ScienceDirect
    https://www.sciencedirect.com › science › article › pii

    Planning for climate change in urban areas: from theory to …

  12. McKinsey & Company
    https://www.mckinsey.com › capabilities › ...

    How cities can adapt to climate change | McKinsey - McKinsey

  13. Springer
    https://link.springer.com › chapter

    Climate Change and Urban Environment Sustainability: Issues …

  14. IPCC
    https://www.ipcc.ch › report › chapter

    Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure | Climate …

  15. ScienceDirect
    https://www.sciencedirect.com › science › article › pii

    Urban climate adaptation and mitigation action plans: A critical …

  16. Annual Reviews
    https://www.annualreviews.org › content › journals

    Urban Climates and Climate Change - Annual Reviews

  17. UNFCCC
    https://unfccc.int › news › latest-science-on-cities-and-climate-change

    Latest Science on Cities and Climate Change - UNFCCC

  18. nih.gov
    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › articles

    Urbanization Impact on Regional Climate and Extreme Weather: …

  19. TIME
    https://time.com › sustainable-urban-development

    As Global Cities Expand Rapidly, People Must Be at the Center of ...

  20. resilience
    https://www.resilience.org › stories

    Urban Landscapes in the 21st Century: Can Eco-Cities Tackle …

  21. Nature
    https://www.nature.com › articles

    Exacerbated heat stress induced by urban browning in the

  22. SAGE Journals
    https://journals.sagepub.com › doi › full

    Green Dreams, Concrete Realities: Overcoming Climate Hurdles …

  23. ScienceDirect
    https://www.sciencedirect.com › science › article › pii

    Assessing the impacts of climate change in cities and their …

  24. Taylor & Francis Online
    https://www.tandfonline.com › doi › full

    The urbanization of climate finance: Understanding for urban action

  25. AGU Publications
    https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com › doi › full

    Human‐Induced Climate Change Intensifies Extreme …

  26. The World Economic Forum
    https://www.weforum.org › stories

    The top urban transformation stories of 2024

  27. Springer
    https://link.springer.com › article

    Irrigation in Mediterranean urban areas: a good strategy to face …