Dossier
Urban climate
A green environment is essential for a resilient climate and a sustainable environment in the city. It reduces air pollution, provides water storage, dampens noise and cools in warm periods. For example, the cooling of hot air in the city can be done by the strategic construction of open areas. In this dossier you can find news, background and results of research on urban climate.
News about urban climate
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‘Landscape architects are genuine optimists who focus on creating a new future’
- Wageningen’s Landscape Architecture group is internationally renowned and has the world’s largest number of publications in this domain.... -
COVID-19 lockdown cuts CO2 emissions throughout Europe and 40% in Amsterdam
- Two recent international studies led by scientists across Europe highlight the importance of human behaviour in the efforts to cut down CO2 emissions.... -
This is how a Dutch city may look in 2120
- Floating houses, self-driving cars, deer in the floodplains, streams with waterfalls, and greenery instead of asphalt. Welcome to the city of 2120.... -
Climate Impact Monitor gathers data on the consequences of climate change
- Northwest Europe is experiencing an increase in extreme weather events, such as flooding, drought and wildfires. Extreme weather is strongly...
News 2012-2020
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Weather balloon research: Amsterdam’s urban dome 120 meters high during last heat wave
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Nature-based solutions for urban climate adaptation
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Perspectives – not perfection – after silent revolution in Meteorology
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Weather balloons measure heat difference city and countryside
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Urban heat islands cause high temperatures
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Nature, because the city is worth it
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Designing urban water bodies that are really cooling
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The urban “wind island effect”
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Will heat make life impossible in the Indus-Ganges plain?
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Climate-smart city needs more green spaces
Research on urban climate
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Nature-inclusive entrepreneurship in urban areas
The green space in the city is under pressure. Although it meets important social needs, in practice nature and landscape often lose it through... -
Green Quays, Breda
Breda, as many other cities in Europe is struggling with unsustainable urbanisation, degradation of urban ecosystems, and lack of resilience to... -
Climate-Proof Cities: Practical guidelines for climate-proof cities
Cities are vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The most efficient way to make cities more climate-proof is through tailored relatively small... -
Towards Water Smart Cities
Cities around the world face great challenges with water. We have to rethink the way we deal with water in our cities and need to (re)design cities... -
Green Junkie
Amsterdam, as many other cities, suffers from high particulate concentrations which have a negative impact on the air quality and the health of...
Publications
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Resources for plant-based food : Estimating resource use to meet the requirements of urban and peri-urban diets
Food and Energy Security (2023), Volume: 12, Issue: 3 - ISSN 2048-3694 -
Can Managing Climate Risks Be a Catalyst for Broader Transformative Change?
Social Sciences (2023), Volume: 12, Issue: 3 - ISSN 2076-0760 -
Homeowners and the Resilient City : Climate-Driven Natural Hazards and Private Land
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Introduction
In: Homeowners and the Resilient City - Palgrave Macmillan - ISBN: 9783031177620 - p. 1-15. -
Quantifying daily NOx and CO2 emissions from Wuhan using satellite observations from TROPOMI and OCO-2
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2023), Volume: 23, Issue: 1 - ISSN 1680-7316 - p. 551-563. -
The set-up and evaluation of fine-scale data assimilation for the urban climate of Amsterdam
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society 149 (2023)750. - ISSN 0035-9009 - p. 171 - 191. -
Assessing the Impact of the Urban Landscape on Extreme Rainfall Characteristics Triggering Flood Hazards
Hydrology 10 (2023)1. - ISSN 2306-5338 -
Identifying the geographical potential of rooftop systems : Space competition and synergy
Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 79 (2023). - ISSN 1618-8667 -
Stakeholder-based decision support model for selection of alternative water sources - A path towards sustainable industrial future in Vietnam
Journal of Cleaner Production (2023), Volume: 385 - ISSN 0959-6526 -
Guidance on Integrated Urban Hydro-meteorological, Climate and Environmental Services : Challenges and the Way Forward
In: Urban Climate Science for Planning Healthy Cities - Springer - ISBN: 9783030875978 - p. 311-338.
Related dossiers
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Flooding
The amount of extreme rainfall and its severity is increasing in the Netherlands and Western Europe. What is the reason for this and what can we do to... -
Greenery in the city
A green environment has many advantages. It has a positive effect on people's health and contributes to the quality of life in a neighbourhood....