GIS-based identification of spatial variables enhancing heat and poor air quality in urban areas

Applied Geography

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 94-106

  Merbitz, H ^a   Buttstadt M ^a   Michael, S ^a   Dott, W ^a   Schneider, C ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Climate change; GIS; Health; Heat; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOSTATISTICS; GIS; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN CLIMATE; URBAN POPULATION;

AACHEN; GERMANY; NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA;

EID: 82255162953     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2011.06.008     Document Type: Article

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