Heatwave Mitigation

Heatwave Mitigation is a disaster mitigation strategy aimed at reducing the adverse impacts of prolonged periods of excessively high temperatures on human health, infrastructure, and ecosystems through proactive planning, early warning systems, urban design adaptations, and public health interventions.

110

Publications

6.6K

Citations

453

Authors

233

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Disaster Mitigation

Publications

110

Humid heat waves at different warming levels

Simone Russo, Jana Sillmann, Andreas Sterl · Scientific Reports · 2017 · 326 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Meteorology +17

Ranking of interventions to reduce dwelling overheating during heat waves

Stephen Porritt, Paul Cropper, Li Shao et al. · Energy and Buildings · 2012 · 287 citations · Full text

Architecture, Architectural Engineering, Building Science +12

Effectiveness of green and cool roofs in mitigating urban heat island effects during a heatwave event in the city of Melbourne in southeast Australia

H. M. Imran, Jatin Kala, A. W. M Ng et al. · Journal of Cleaner Production · 2018 · 241 citations · Full text

Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning +17

Heat Wave Hazards: An Overview of Heat Wave Impacts in Canada

Karen E. Smoyer‐Tomic, Robyn Kuhn, A.W. Hudson · Natural Hazards · 2003 · 217 citations

Engineering, Meteorology, Disaster Risk Reduction +13

Heat wave exposure in India in current, 1.5 °C, and 2.0 °C worlds

Vimal Mishra, Sourav Mukherjee, Rohini Kumar et al. · Environmental Research Letters · 2017 · 179 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Population Health Sciences +14

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Authors

453

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Julio Díaz
Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain
4 publications · 181 citations
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Cristina Linares
Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain
4 publications · 181 citations
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IM
I.J. Mirón
Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain
3 publications · 170 citations
3
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JK
Jatin Kala
Murdoch University, Australia
3 publications · 379 citations
3
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KL
Kristie L. Ebi
University of Washington, United States
2 publications · 90 citations
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Institutions

233

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Venues

Environmental Research Letters
ERL · 5 publications · 326 citations
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Environmental Research
4 publications · 264 citations
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Nature
4 publications · 240 citations
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Sustainable Cities and Society
5 publications · 206 citations
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
4 publications · 168 citations
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