Urban Climate

Urban Climate serves the scientific and decision making communities with the publication of research on theory, science and applications relevant to understanding urban climatic conditions and change in relation to their geography and to demographic, socioeconomic, institutional, technological and environmental dynamics and global change. Targeted towards both disciplinary and interdisciplinary audiences, this journal publishes original research papers, comprehensive review articles, book reviews, and short communications on topics including, but not limited to, the following:

Urban meteorology and climate:

Urban canopy and boundary layer

Urban heat island effects

Coastal flooding

Urban energy budget

Impact of urban meteorology, materials, and form on urban energy use

Urban hydrologic cycle

Urban-coastal interactions

Feedbacks between air quality, local climate and global climate change

Urban impact on precipitation

Urban microclimate and weather events

Urban environmental pollution:

Emissions and chemistry

Urban air quality

Aerosol formation and dynamics

Large-scale pollution from urban agglomerations

Emergency preparedness

Indoor and outdoor environment

Population exposure and health impacts

Urban vegetation impacts and green cities

Adaptation to global change:

Urban drivers of climate change

Urban vulnerability to climate hazards and climate change

Urban infrastructure systems

Flood control

Energy supply

Urban ecosystems

Urban water

Urban economic and social issues:

Urban climate impacts and environmental justice

Urban climate and public health

Urban transportation systems

Urban materials, energy consumption, and health

Poverty, gender and vulnerability in urban areas

Urban migration and demographic change

Urban housing and land markets

Urban policy, planning and design

Urban land use and land cover

Urban governance, institutions and innovation

Relationships between urban and non-urban areas

Cities in the global context

Neighborhoods and urban spaces

Research Approaches:

Theory

Modeling and decision support tools

Monitoring and analysis