Heat and Mental Health in Cities

Aghamohammadi, Nasrin; Fong, Chng Saun; Farid, Nik Daliana Nik; Ramakreshnan, Logaraj; Mohammadi, Parshad Agha

doi:10.1007/978-981-19-4707-0_4

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Introduction2

Global Mapping Of Gbgi Studies For Urban Heat Mitigation1

Citation Types

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Year Published

2023

2024

Publication Types

Select...

Article2

Relationship

Self Cite0

Independent2

Authors

Journals

Cited by 2 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 87 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…While RS is non-intrusive and cost effective, it faces challenges related to spatial resolution, dependence on weather conditions, and the need for validation through ground truthing. 144 …”

Section: Global Mapping Of Gbgi Studies For Urban Heat Mitigationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban heat mitigation by green and blue infrastructure: Drivers, effectiveness, and future needs

Kumar,

Debele,

Khalili

et al. 2024

The Innovation

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: Global Mapping Of Gbgi Studies For Urban Heat Mitigationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban heat mitigation by green and blue infrastructure: Drivers, effectiveness, and future needs

Kumar,

Debele,

Khalili

et al. 2024

The Innovation

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…Consequently, urban dwellers are prone to higher and longer levels of heat exposure, which cause the deterioration of outdoor thermal comfort (OTC) levels [15][16][17][18][19] and impact their well-being [20]. A constant rise in temperature will also lead to the aggravation of heat-related illnesses and mortalities [21][22][23][24].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Currently, more than 50% of the world's population is living in urban areas [25] and half of the world's population is concentrated in the tropics [23,26]. Therefore, studies are focusing on identifying new strategies to enhance the liveability in tropical cities [27,28].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Traits of Adaptive Outdoor Thermal Comfort in a Tropical Urban Microclimate

et al. 2023

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Urban heat islands (UHIs) are negatively impacting the quality of the urban environment and outdoor thermal comfort (OTC) levels, which have raised concerns regarding their impact on urban health and well-being. Understanding of OTC level is crucial, particularly in tropical cities with year-round high temperatures and humidity. A study was conducted in Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia, to determine the OTC level in a selected urban area through microclimate measurements and questionnaire surveys with 1157 respondents. Over half of the urban dwellers reported thermal discomfort, with a high perceived OTC level, indicating strong thermal adaptive behaviours among the urban dwellers despite the physiological stress. Confounding factors such as urban morphology, land cover and human activity patterns also influence the OTC level in the tropical city. The findings emphasize the need for interventions to improve the urban environment and promote better outdoor thermal comfort for city dwellers through measures such as green infrastructure, UHI mitigation and increasing public awareness.

show abstract

Heat and Mental Health in Cities

Cited by 2 publications

References 87 publications

Urban heat mitigation by green and blue infrastructure: Drivers, effectiveness, and future needs

Urban heat mitigation by green and blue infrastructure: Drivers, effectiveness, and future needs

Traits of Adaptive Outdoor Thermal Comfort in a Tropical Urban Microclimate

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About