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The role of urban planning in climate adaptation: an empirical analysis of UHI in European cities

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  • N. Florenzio
  • G. Guastella
  • F. Magni
  • S. Pareglio
  • F. Musco

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This paper empirically analyses the relationship between urban form and Urban Heat Island (UHI) in a dataset of 523 European cities that matches remotely sensed land-use and surface temperature data. A UHI anomaly is defined as an uninterrupted streak of days where the temperature differential measured at 12.00 AM between the city core and its surroundings is higher than a given threshold. From this definition, three UHI indicators are obtained: mean intensity, mean duration of the event and occurrence rate. We study the influence of urban morphology on the UHI indictors with a Heckman model. A sample selection bias is detected for mean intensity and mean duration. The estimation results also show that some urban morphological features have a mitigating effect, while some others play a role at the adaptation level.

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  • N. Florenzio & G. Guastella & F. Magni & S. Pareglio & F. Musco, 2023. "The role of urban planning in climate adaptation: an empirical analysis of UHI in European cities," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 66(10), pages 2071-2089, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:66:y:2023:i:10:p:2071-2089
    DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2022.2061334
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