The Impact of Heat Waves on the Sustainable Well-Being and Daily Life of Urban Populations Around the World
A special issue of Climate (ISSN 2225-1154). This special issue belongs to the section "Weather, Events and Impacts".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 266
Special Issue Editors
Interests: adaptation of cities to climate change; environmental protection; sustainable transport policies; transport and urban planning relationship; mobility; road safety and the fight against traffic accidents; transport geography; regional planning; territorial communication; communication related to decision-making and risk management; smart cities; new forms of governance; sustainable development; population well-being and behavior; health geography; tourism development
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Interests: social psychology and multidisciplinary sciences; social psychology of health and environment; social psychology of traffic; ergonomics and social psychology; road safety; psychosocial engineering; urban environment and psychosocial well-being
Interests: heat waves; meteorology; weather; community health; extreme heat
Interests: geography; geoinformatics; climatology; biometeorology; sustainability agenda; climate change; biostatistics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cities are experiencing rising temperatures driven by climate change. This increase in urban temperatures not only affects the local climate but also has significant repercussions on the sustainable physical and mental well-being of populations, as well as their daily routines and quality of life.
However, the direct and indirect effects of these temperature variations on the daily life of city dwellers, particularly regarding their health, comfort, and social interactions, are still not well understood. It is essential to understand these impacts in order to develop policies that strengthen sustainable urban resilience and protect public health in the face of ongoing climate change marked by extreme heat waves.
Possible submission topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- The influence of the urban heat island effect on the physical and mental well-being of metropolitan area residents.
- Factors contributing to the vulnerability of specific urban population groups.
- The contribution of urban planning in mitigating the impact of heat waves in cities.
- Adjustments in daily life in response to rising urban temperatures for improved quality of life.
- Climate change adaptation policies and their impact on the well-being of urban populations.
Prof. Dr. Azzeddine Madani
Prof. Dr. Boutebal Saad
Dr. Laaidi Karine
Dr. Hélder Silva Lopes
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- heat waves
- sustainable well-being
- climate change
- resilience
- environmental stress
- quality of life
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