Sustainability Challenges from Climate Change and Air Conditioning Use in Urban Areas

Cooling Concepts: Alternatives to Air Conditioning for a Warm World

(2013) Richard Dahl   ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES

Influence of air conditioning management on heat island in Paris air street temperatures

(2012) Brice Tremeac et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Personal cooling with phase change materials to improve thermal comfort from a heat wave perspective

(2012) C. Gao et al.   INDOOR AIR

Air conditioning in the region of Madrid, Spain: An approach to electricity consumption, economics and CO2 emissions

(2011) M. Izquierdo et al.   ENERGY

Positive effects of vegetation: Urban heat island and green roofs

(2011) T. Susca et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

How to make a city climate-proof, addressing the urban heat island effect

(2011) Laura Kleerekoper et al.   RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

Solar-powered cooling systems: Technical and economic analysis on industrial refrigeration and air-conditioning applications

(2009) Umberto Desideri et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

The conditioning of comfort

(2009) Harold Wilhite   BUILDING RESEARCH AND INFORMATION

Climate Change and Occupational Safety and Health: Establishing a Preliminary Framework

(2009) Paul A. Schulte et al.   JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE

Workplace heat stress, health and productivity – an increasing challenge for low and middle-income countries during climate change

(2009) Tord Kjellstrom et al.   Global Health Action

City-block-scale sensitivity of electricity consumption to air temperature and air humidity in business districts of Tokyo, Japan

(2008) T. Ihara et al.   ENERGY

Modeling global residential sector energy demand for heating and air conditioning in the context of climate change

(2008) Morna Isaac et al.   ENERGY POLICY

Analyzing the Impact of Climate Change on Future Electricity Demand in Thailand

(2008) S.J. Parkpoom et al.   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER SYSTEMS

Heat Stress and Public Health: A Critical Review

(2007) R. Sari Kovats et al.   Annual Review of Public Health