Global warming or global warning? A review of urban practices for climate change adaptation in Europe

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https://doi.org/10.6093/1970-9870/10784

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Climate Change, Adaptation, Urban practices, Case studies, Europe

Abstract

Starting from the relationship between urban planning and mobility management, TeMA has gradually expanded the view of the covered topics, always remaining in the groove of rigorous scientific in-depth analysis. This section of the Journal, Review Notes, is the expression of continuously updating emerging topics concerning relationships between urban planning, mobility and environment, through a collection of short scientific papers written by young researchers. The Review Notes are made of five parts. Each section examines a specific aspect of the broader information storage within the main interests of TeMA Journal. In particular, the Methods, tools and data for the city energy governance section focuses on the challenges that urban energy planning commonly faces, providing food for thought to readers and fellow researchers. This contribution aims at examining these challenges and the solutions proposed in the scientific literature. For the fist issue of TeMA Journal volume no. 17, this section is dedicated to deepen the key importance of urban practices in the action of cities against Global Warming.

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Author Biography

Stella Pennino, Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II

She is an engineer and Ph.D. student in Civil Systems Engineering at the Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering of the University of Naples Federico II. Her research activities concern adaptation of the urban environment to climate change-related hazards and vulnerability measures, with the aim of mainstreaming sustainability in urban planning decision-making.

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Published

30-04-2024

How to Cite

Pennino, S. (2024). Global warming or global warning? A review of urban practices for climate change adaptation in Europe. TeMA - Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment, 17(1), 169–177. https://doi.org/10.6093/1970-9870/10784