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Community initiative tackles urban heat

Year: 2015

Type: letter

Abstract: A community-driven initiative is amassing data on urban form and function to help cities worldwide to develop their own heat-adaptation plans (see Nature 524 , 402–404; 2015 ). It is called the World Urban Database and Access Portal Tools (WUDAPT; www.wudapt.org ).

Source: Nature

DOI: 10.1038/526043b

Authors: Linda See, Gerald Mills, Jason Ching

Institutions: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, University College Dublin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Language: English

Topic: Urban Heat Island Mitigation

Subfield: Environmental Engineering

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Climate action

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $12,690