Approaches for estimating effects of climate change on heat-related deaths: challenges and opportunities

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-96

  Kinney, Patrick L ^a   O'Neill, Marie S ^b   Bell, Michelle L ^c   Schwartz, Joel ^d  

^a Public Health Columbia University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^d CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Heat waves; Mortality; Temperature; Weather

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FORECASTING; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; HEAT STRESS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYPERTHERMIA; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY; WEATHER;

EID: 38749114293     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2007.08.001     Document Type: Review

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