Holistic approach to assess co-benefits of local climate mitigation in a hot humid region of Australia.

ABSTRACT: Overheated outdoor environments adversely impact urban sustainability and livability. Urban areas are particularly affected by heat waves and global climate change, which is a serious threat due to increasing heat stress and thermal risk for residents. The tropical city of Darwin, Australia, for example, is especially susceptible to urban overheating that can kill inhabitants. Here, using a modeling platform supported by detailed measurements of meteorological data, we report the first quantified analysis of the urban microclimate and evaluate the impacts of heat mitigation technologies to decrease the ambient temperature in the city of Darwin. We present a holistic study that quantifies the benefits of city-scale heat mitigation to human health, energy consumption, and peak electricity de

SUBMITTER: Haddad S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7450084 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature