Including the urban heat island in spatial heat health risk assessment strategies: a case study for Birmingham, UK

BACKGROUND: Heatwaves present a significant health risk and the hazard is likely to escalate with the increased future temperatures presently predicted by climate change models. The impact of heatwaves is often felt strongest in towns and cities where populations are concentrated and where the clima...

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Autores principales: Tomlinson, Charlie J, Chapman, Lee, Thornes, John E, Baker, Christopher J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
Materias:
Methodology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3141360/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21682872
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-072X-10-42

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3141360/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21682872
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-072X-10-42

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