Green spaces provide substantial but unequal urban cooling globally
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| ID | 23345583 |
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| Autores | Yuxiang Li (0000-0002-1575-3692, Nanjing University), Jens-Christian Svenning (0000-0002-3415-0862, Aarhus University), Weiqi Zhou (0000-0002-8589-0107, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Kai Zhu (0000-0001-5415-1814, University of Michigan), Jesse F Abrams (0000-0003-0411-8519, University of Exeter), Timothy M Lenton (0000-0002-6725-7498, University of Exeter), William J Ripple (0000-0001-6557-3043, Oregon State University), Zhaowu Yu (0000-0003-4576-4541, Fudan University), Shuqing N Teng (0000-0001-7431-2128, Nanjing Tech University, autor correspondente), Robert R Dunn (0000-0002-6030-4837, North Carolina State University, autor correspondente), Chi Xu (0000-0002-1841-9032, Nanjing University, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2024 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Fascículo | 1 |
| Páginas | 7108-7108 |
| Data de publicação | 2024-09-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Nature Communications (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 2041-1723 • E-ISSN: 2041-1723 |
| Editora | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41467-024-51355-0 |
| PMID | 39223143 |
| OpenAlex | W4402135476 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 78 |
| Referências citadas | 102 |
Climate warming disproportionately impacts countries in the Global South by increasing extreme heat exposure. However, geographic disparities in adaptation capacity are unclear. Here, we assess global inequality in green spaces, which urban residents critically rely on to mitigate outdoor heat stress. We use remote sensing data to quantify daytime cooling by urban greenery in the warm seasons across the ~500 largest cities globally. We show a striking contrast, with Global South cities having ~70% of the cooling capacity of cities in the Global North (2.5 ± 1.0 °C vs. 3.6 ± 1.7 °C). A similar gap occurs for the cooling adaptation benefits received by an average resident in these cities (2.2 ± 0.9 °C vs. 3.4 ± 1.7 °C). This cooling adaptation inequality is due to discrepancies in green space quantity and quality between cities in the Global North and South, shaped by socioeconomic and natural factors. Our analyses further suggest a vast potential for enhancing cooling adaptation while reducing global inequality. A 1.5-fold gap exists in green space cooling adaptation between cities in the Global South and North. Enhancing urban green space quality and quantity offers vast potential for improving outdoor cooling adaptation and reducing its global inequality.
Adaptation (eye) · Biology · Climate change · Climatology · Economics · Environmental health · Environmental protection · Geography · Global warming · Heat stress · Inequality · Meteorology · Natural resource economics · Population · Socioeconomic status · Tropical climate · Urban climate · Urban heat island · Urbanization · Ecology · Environmental Science · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Medicine · Urban Green Space and Health · Urban Heat Island Mitigation
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