“Heat islands do not just cause a bit of additional, minor discomfort. Their higher temperatures, lack of shade and role in increasing air pollution have serious effects on human mortality and disease.”
― Heat Islands: Understanding and Mitigating Heat in Urban Areas
― Heat Islands: Understanding and Mitigating Heat in Urban Areas
“The magnitude and importance of urban surface temperatures in a heat island were not fully appreciated until they were first visualized from the air in the 20th century.”
― Heat Islands: Understanding and Mitigating Heat in Urban Areas
― Heat Islands: Understanding and Mitigating Heat in Urban Areas
“We need to remember that the work of our time is bigger than climate change. We need to be setting our sights higher and deeper. What we’re really talking about, if we’re honest with ourselves, is transforming everything about the way we live on this planet.”
― This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
― This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
“Between 45 and 75 per cent of worldwide carbon emissions are controlled by or attributed to urban areas.7,”
― Visualizing Climate Change: A Guide to Visual Communication of Climate Change and Developing Local Solutions
― Visualizing Climate Change: A Guide to Visual Communication of Climate Change and Developing Local Solutions
“heat island intensity is greatest in areas with dense construction and little vegetation.”
― Heat Islands: Understanding and Mitigating Heat in Urban Areas
― Heat Islands: Understanding and Mitigating Heat in Urban Areas
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