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Climate Resiliency, Sustainability, and Human Health
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Climate Resiliency, Sustainability, and Human Health

A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Quality and Human Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 1244

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Ilias Kavouras

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Environmental, Occupational, and Geospatial Health Sciences, CUNY School of Public Health, New York, NY 10027, USA
Interests: air pollution; organic aerosol; urban pollution; ozone; wildfires; firefighters; electronic cigarettes; chromatography; spectroscopy
Dr. Laura A. Geer

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Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, SUNY Downstate Medical, Center School of Public Health, 450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
Interests: air quality; climate change; disaster preparedness; resilience; maternal and child health; vulnerable populations
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Dr. Tara N. Heagele

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Hunter College School of Nursing, The City University of New York, NY 10065, USA
Interests: climate change; disaster planning; disasters; emergency preparedness; hazards; readiness; resilience; vulnerable populations
Dr. Lori A. Hoepner

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Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, School of Public Health,450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
Interests: air quality; extreme weather events; climate change; maternal/child health; resilience
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Dr. Jin-Young Shin

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Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, CUNY- Medgar Evers College, NY 10016, USA
Interests: urban air quality; aerosol analysis; greenhouse gases; fate and transport of contaminants; climate change

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Humans live in changing climates with rapidly altered conditions that trigger more frequent and intense emergencies, across the spectrum and on variable spatial and temporal scales. Addressing the root causes of climate change remains a top priority for the long-term sustainability of life on Earth; it is equally important to tackle acute and sub-chronic impacts of climate change to prepare impacted communities and reduce the burden of life quality and disease. In this Special Issue, we invite original research, short communications, perspectives, and review manuscripts on the intersection of climate change, sustainability, resilience, human health, and preparedness exploring the interplay between the climate and physical and human environments, today and in the future, as well as responses and actions. 

Prof. Dr. Ilias Kavouras
Dr. Laura A. Geer
Dr. Tara N. Heagele
Dr. Lori A. Hoepner
Dr. Jin-Young Shin
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Atmosphere is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • climate change
  • sustainability
  • resiliency
  • adaptation and mitigation
  • health outcomes
  • emergency preparedness
  • hazards
  • extreme weather events (EWEs)
  • air pollution and wildfires
  • heat waves
  • precipitation and flooding

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A Review of Urban Heat Studies in Recife—PE (Brazil): Urban Heat Scales, Landscape Inequalities and Future Perspectives
by Ayobami Badiru Moreira, Cristiana Coutinho Duarte and Andreas Matzarakis
Atmosphere 2023, 14(11), 1596; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14111596 - 25 Oct 2023
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The objective of this article is to discuss the main studies related to urban heat in the city of Recife, the capital of the state of Pernambuco in Brazil, and contribute to providing theoretical and methodological perspectives for future research and the understanding [...] Read more.
The objective of this article is to discuss the main studies related to urban heat in the city of Recife, the capital of the state of Pernambuco in Brazil, and contribute to providing theoretical and methodological perspectives for future research and the understanding of the history of these studies. Recife is the core of the largest metropolitan region in the northeastern region of Brazil, characterized by a complex urban landscape marked by inequalities and socio-spatial challenges. Moreover, it is recognized as one of the most vulnerable cities to climate change in the world. Analyzing urban heat in Recife through a descriptive review has the potential to provide a comprehensive analysis of the interactions between physical, social, and environmental elements with urban heat in this city, as well as to identify shortcomings and trends in ongoing initiatives and future perspectives. The discussions encompass the following themes: (a) urban heat scales, ranging from macro to global, in both temporal and spatial aspects; (b) the regional and local contexts of urban growth in Recife; (c) the challenges in urban heat studies in the city, including difficulties in data acquisition and integration of approaches; and (d) current efforts and future perspectives in addressing urban heat in this city. The main challenges for future heat studies include developing means for applicability in urban planning, enhancing observations of the interaction with the urban landscape, overcoming the lack of data sources, and understanding the interaction between scales to develop approaches that integrate the social and physical dimensions of urban climate and its relationship with climate change. Such reflections can also be extended to other geographic areas that share similar patterns of urban growth and socio-spatial complexities, helping to enhance the representation of the Global South in this field. Full article
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