Weather Information Acquisition and Health Significance during Extreme Cold Weather in a Subtropical City: A Cross-sectional Survey in Hong Kong

Weather Information Acquisition and Health Significance during Extreme Cold Weather in a Subtropical City: A Cross-sectional Survey in Hong Kong

Abstract Health and disaster risk reduction are important and necessary components in building a smart city, especially when climate change may increase the frequency of extreme temperatures and the health risks of urban dwellers. However, limited knowledge is available about the best way to dissemi...

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Main Authors: Emily Ying Yang Chan, Zhe Huang, Carman Ka Man Mark, Chunlan Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-06-01
Series:International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
Subjects:
Cold weather warnings
Public health emergencies
Smart cities
Subtropical city
Weather information dissemination systems
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13753-017-0127-8

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