Exploring the mechanisms of heat wave vulnerability at the urban scale based on the application of big data and artificial societies

Rapid urbanisation has altered the vulnerability of urban areas to heat wave disasters. There is an urgent need to identify the factors underlying the effect of heat waves on human health and the areas that are most vulnerable to heat waves. In this study, we plan to integrate indices associated wit...

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Main Authors: Cheng He, Liang Ma, Liguo Zhou, HaiDong Kan, Yan Zhang, WeiChun Ma, Bin Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018318440