Predictors Associated with Health-Related Heat Risk Perception of Urban Citizens in Germany
The rising probability of extremely high temperatures and an increasing number of consecutive hot days caused by climate change—combined with the impact of these high temperatures on human health—is widely discussed in the literature. There are calls for the development of heatwa...
Main Authors: | Sabrina K. Beckmann, Michael Hiete |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/3/874 |
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