TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - The urban heat island and its impact on heat waves and human health in Shanghai
JO  - International journal of biometeorology
A1  - Tan, Jin
A1  - Zheng, Yvonne
A1  - Tang, Xiaochao
A1  - Guo, Changyi
A1  - Li, Louman
A1  - Song, Guixiang
A1  - Zhen, Xinrong
A1  - Yuan, Dong
A1  - Kalkstein, Adam J.
A1  - Li, Feng
A1  - Chen, Huey -tsyh
SP  - 75
EP  - 84
VL  - 54
IS  - 1
N2  - With global warming forecast to continue into the foreseeable future, heat waves are very likely to increase in both frequency and intensity. In urban regions, these future heat waves will be exacerbated by the urban heat island effect, and will have the potential to negatively influence the health and welfare of urban residents. In order to investigate the health effects of the urban heat island (UHI) in Shanghai, China, 30 years of meteorological records (1975-2004) were examined for 11 first- and second-order weather stations in and around Shanghai. Additionally, automatic weather observation data recorded in recent years as well as daily all-cause summer mortality counts in 11 urban, suburban, and exurban regions (1998-2004) in Shanghai have been used. The results show that different sites (city center or surroundings) have experienced different degrees of warming as a result of increasing urbanization. In turn, this has resulted in a more extensive urban heat island effect, causing additional hot days and heat waves in urban regions compared to rural locales. An examination of summer mortality rates in and around Shanghai yields heightened heat-related mortality in urban regions, and we conclude that the UHI is directly responsible, acting to worsen the adverse health effects from exposure to extreme thermal conditions.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0020-7128
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00484-009-0256-x
ID  - ref1
ER  -