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How urbanisation alters the intensity of the urban heat island in a tropical African city
Due to the combined effects of urban growth and climate change, rapid urbanisation is particularly challenging in African cities. Areas that will house a large proportion of the urban population in the future coincide with where natural hazards are expected to occur, and where hazard risk management...
Autores principales: | Li, Xueqin, Stringer, Lindsay C., Chapman, Sarah, Dallimer, Martin |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8277026/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34255779 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254371 |
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