The potential of urban trees to reduce heat-related mortality in London
Jonathon Taylor,
Charles Simpson,
Oscar Brousse
et al.
Abstract:Increasing temperatures and more frequent heatwave events pose threats to population health, particularly in urban environments due to the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. Greening, in particular planting trees, is widely discussed as a means of reducing heat exposure and associated mortality in cities. This study aims to use data from Personal Weather Stations (PWS) across the Greater London Authority to understand how urban temperatures vary according to tree canopy coverage and estimate the heat-health impac… Show more
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