Environmental consequences of rapid urbanization in Zhejiang province, East China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 7045-7059

  Yang, Xuchao ^a,b   Yue, Wenze ^c   Xu, Honghui ^b   Wu, Jingsheng ^d   He, Yue ^e  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG SCI TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Zhejiang Institute of Meteorology   (China)

^e Zhejiang Climate Center   (China)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Extreme heat event; Urban heat island; Urbanization; Visibility

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EXTREME EVENT; HAZE; HEAT ISLAND; REMOTE SENSING; SUSTAINABILITY; URBANIZATION; VISIBILITY;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZE; HEAT; HEAT STRESS; SUMMER; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; VISIBILITY; CITY; ENVIRONMENT; ILLUMINATION; REMOTE SENSING;

CHINA; ZHEJIANG;

AIR POLLUTION; CHINA; CITIES; ENVIRONMENT; HOT TEMPERATURE; LIGHTING; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84904342504     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110707045     Document Type: Article

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