Urban heat in global cities and the role of nature-based solutions in mitigating future climate risks
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- dc.contributor.author Esperon-Rodriguez, Manuel
- dc.contributor.author Gallagher, Rachael V.
- dc.contributor.author Lenoir, Jonathan
- dc.contributor.author Barradas, Victor L.
- dc.contributor.author Beaumont, Linda J.
- dc.contributor.author Calfapietra, Carlo
- dc.contributor.author Cariñanos, Paloma
- dc.contributor.author Livesley, Stephen J.
- dc.contributor.author Iungman, Tamara
- dc.contributor.author Manoli, Gabriele
- dc.contributor.author Marchin, Renee M.
- dc.contributor.author McPhearson, Timon
- dc.contributor.author Messier, Christian
- dc.contributor.author Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.
- dc.contributor.author Power, Sally A.
- dc.contributor.author Rymer, Paul D.
- dc.contributor.author Tjoelker, Mark G.
- dc.date.accessioned 2025-06-18T06:37:41Z
- dc.date.available 2025-06-18T06:37:41Z
- dc.date.issued 2025
- dc.description.abstract Approximately eight billion people are living on Earth today with more than half (55%, ∼4.2 billion) living in cities—a proportion predicted to increase to 70% (∼6.6. billion) by 2050. As the human population grows, urban residents will face increasingly extreme temperatures under future climate change, which will affect human well-being, health, and mortality. However, nature-based solutions offer promising strategies to mitigate these impacts. Here, we analyst future projections of the maximum temperature of the warmest month, as a proxy for extreme heat exposure across 5646 cities in 218 countries. We show that by mid-century, this climate metric is projected to increase by an average of +1.7 °C (± 0.5 °C), with the largest increases (∼4 °C) projected to occur in mid-to-high latitude cities of Europe, North America, and Australia. We highlight the urgent need to adopt nature-based solutions to mitigate projected increases in urban heat and contribute to net-zero CO2 emissions goals.
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- dc.identifier.citation Esperon-Rodriguez M, Gallagher RV, Lenoir J, Barradas VL, Beaumont LJ, Calfapietra C, et al. Urban heat in global cities and the role of nature-based solutions in mitigating future climate risks. Environ Res Climate. 2025;4:023001. DOI: 10.1088/2752-5295/adcb61
- dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2752-5295/adcb61
- dc.identifier.issn 2752-5295
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/70715
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.publisher IOP Publishing Ltd.
- dc.relation.ispartof Environ Res Climate. 2025;4:023001
- dc.rights © 2025 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd. Original content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI.
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- dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- dc.subject.keyword Climate change
- dc.subject.keyword Climate risk
- dc.subject.keyword Climate exposure
- dc.subject.keyword Global warming
- dc.subject.keyword Human societies
- dc.subject.keyword Urban areas
- dc.subject.keyword Urban forests
- dc.title Urban heat in global cities and the role of nature-based solutions in mitigating future climate risks
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