Physical, Psychological, and Social Health Impact of Temperature Rise Due to Urban Heat Island Phenomenon and Its Associated Factors

Li Ping Wong; Haridah Alias; Nasrin Aghamohammadi; Sima Aghazadeh; Nik Meriam Nik Sulaiman

doi:10.3967/bes2018.074

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Physical, Psychological, and Social Health Impact of Temperature Rise Due to Urban Heat Island Phenomenon and Its Associated Factors

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Physical, Psychological, and Social Health Impact of Temperature Rise Due to Urban Heat Island Phenomenon and Its Associated Factors

Li Ping Wong, Haridah Alias, Nasrin Aghamohammadi, Sima Aghazadeh and Nik Meriam Nik Sulaiman

Biomedical and environmental sciences, Vol.31(7), pp.545-550

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3967/bes2018.074

PMID: 30145991

Abstract

Cities

Climate Change

Hot Temperature

Humans

Public Health

Social Behavior

Urban Population

The Urban Heat Island Effect (UHI) has now become a commonly observed phenomenon worldwide. Indeed, it has become a significant environmental effect of urbanisation...

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Title: Physical, Psychological, and Social Health Impact of Temperature Rise Due to Urban Heat Island Phenomenon and Its Associated Factors
Authors/Creators: Li Ping Wong - University of Malaya
Haridah Alias - University of Malaya
Nasrin Aghamohammadi - University of Malaya
Sima Aghazadeh - Innovative International College, Selangor, Malaysia
Nik Meriam Nik Sulaiman - Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Publication Details: Biomedical and environmental sciences, Vol.31(7), pp.545-550
Publisher: Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
Identifiers: 991005618127607891
Copyright: © 2018 The Editorial Board of Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Murdoch Affiliation: Centre for Biosecurity and One Health; Harry Butler Institute
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Citation topics: 8 Earth Sciences; 8.124 Environmental Sciences; 8.124.1648 Climate Health Risks
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