Can improving ecological quality of existing blue-green space mitigate population heat exposure? Evidence from causal inference in a humid coastal subtropical area

Yezhan LIN; Yan Yang; Xuchu LIANG; Cong Li; Xi Chen; Yuan Yuan

doi:10.1016/j.scs.2026.108042

Can improving ecological quality of existing blue-green space mitigate population heat exposure? Evidence from causal inference in a humid coastal subtropical area

Bibliographic Data

ID	24239306
Authors	Yezhan LIN (0009-0003-0801-8272), Yan Yang (0000-0001-8648-9692), Xuchu LIANG, Cong Li (0009-0002-7711-7277), Xi Chen (0000-0002-2058-0351), Yuan Yuan (0000-0001-7440-8939)
Year	2026
Pages	108042
Publication date	2026-10-01
Open Access	No
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	Sustainable Cities and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 2210-6707 • E-ISSN: 2210-6715
Publisher	Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1016/j.scs.2026.108042
Language	EN
References cited	54

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