Publication Type
Transcript
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
2-2025
Abstract
We are pleased to present this special virtual collection of articles, highlighting the multifaceted interactions between cities, local climates, and global anthropogenic climate change. Climate change and urbanisation are the two global megatrends that transform human life and, at the same time, directly impact each other. Urban areas have the highest density of human populations and experience altered atmospheric conditions due to anthropogenic modification of natural physical settings and extra emissions of air pollutants and trace gases. One of the most obvious examples of climate modification due to humans is the urban heat island (UHI). This phenomenon describes urban regions, which experience higher temperatures than their rural, undeveloped surroundings, particularly at night, serving as a clear example of localised urban climate change.
Discipline
Urban Studies
Research Areas
Integrative Research Areas
Publication
International Journal of Climatology
First Page
1
Last Page
2
ISSN
0899-8418
Identifier
10.1002/joc.8801
Publisher
Wiley
Citation
ROTH, Matthias; AGUILAR, Enric; and CHOW, Winston T. L..
Cities and climate change. (2025). International Journal of Climatology. 1-2.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cis_research/290
Copyright Owner and License
Publisher
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.8801
