Two new book chapters on overheating risks in London have been published in collaboration with UCL in the book “Urban Overheating: Heat Mitigation and the Impact on Health”.
Urban Overheating and Impact on Health: An Introduction reviews heat health risk and vulnerability factors for urban areas in different geographic and climatic contexts, and summarises the impacts of urban heat on human health and wellbeing.
Heat-Related Mortality in London by Mavrogianni et al reviews factors affecting heat-related morbidity and mortality in the Greater London Area, including population characteristics, the urban heat island, and housing characteristics.