November 20, 2024
Journal Article
The impact of urban configuration types on urban heat islands, air pollution, CO2 emissions and mortality in Europe: a data science approach
Abstract
The world is becoming increasingly urbanized. As cities around the world continue to grow, it is important for urban planners and policymakers to understand how different urban configuration patterns affect the environment and human health. We aimed at identifying European urban configuration types, based on the Local Climate Zones categories and street design variables from Open Street Map, and evaluating their association with motorized traffic flows, Surface Urban Heat Island (SUHI) intensities, tropospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO2), CO2 per capita emissions and age-standardized mortality.Published: November 20, 2024