Cities are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather episodes, which are expected to increase with climate change. Cities also influence their own local climate, for example, through the relative warming known as the urban heat island (UHI) effect. This review discusses urban climate features (even in complex terrain) and processes. We then present state-of-the-art methodologies on the generalization of a common urban neighborhood classification for UHI studies, as well as recent developments in observation systems and crowdsourcing approaches. We discuss new modeling paradigms pertinent to climate impact studies, with a focus on building energetics and urban vegetation. In combination with regional climate modeling, new methods benefit the variety of climate scenarios and models to provide pertinent information at urban scale. Finally, this article presents how recent research in urban climatology contributes to the global agenda on cities and climate change.

Valéry Masson

Aude Lemonsu

Julia Hidalgo

James Voogt

Annual Review of Environment and Resources

自 1976 年出版的《环境与资源年度评论》对环境科学与工程领域的重要主题进行了权威性评论，包括生态与保护科学、水和能源资源、大气、海洋、气候变化、农业和生物资源以及人类资源利用和全球变化的维度。

Since its inception in 1976, the Annual Review of Environment and Resources has provided authoritative reviews on significant topics in the field of environmental science and engineering. These topics include ecology and conservation science, water and energy resources, atmosphere, oceans, climate change, agriculture and biological resources, as well as human resource utilization and dimensions of global change.

《Annual Review of Environment and Resources》自1976年出版以来，针对环境科学与工程领域的重要主题进行了权威性的评论。这些主题包括生态与保护科学、水和能源资源、大气、海洋、气候变化、农业与生物资源，以及人类资源利用和全球变化的各个方面。

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Urban Climates and Climate Change

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