Primer for Cool Cities : Reducing Excessive Urban Heat with a Focus on Passive Measures (English)

Cities are getting hotter as a result of growing urbanization and global climate change. The negative impacts of temperature increases are significant and touch nearly every aspect of urban life. Protecting populations from extreme heat is one of the key resiliency and sustainability challenges of the twenty- first century. Successfully implementing measures to cool cities will lead to many benefits, including for health, well-being, productivity...

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Shickman,Kurt;
Document Date
2021/02/19
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ESMAP Paper
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151018
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1
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1
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World,
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Other,
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2021/02/19
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Disclosed
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Primer for Cool Cities : Reducing Excessive Urban Heat with a Focus on Passive Measures
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Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method

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Shickman,Kurt.

Primer for Cool Cities : Reducing Excessive Urban Heat with a Focus on Passive Measures (English). Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) Knowledge series 031/20 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/605601595393390081

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