Global patterns of urban heat shaped by climate and morphology
change in 69% of cities, whereas the Global South exhibits stronger tendencies toward morphology-driven and synergistic intensification than the Global North. Our results highlight the need for locally tailored adaptation strategies that target the dominant drivers-climatic, morphological, or both.
Authors
- Siwoo Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4686-7908)
- Cheolhee Yoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3922-2300)
- Dongjin Cho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6795-6451)
- Bokyung Son (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8410-731X)
- T. C. Chakraborty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1338-3525)
- Jungho Im (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4506-6877)
Institutions
- Seoul National University (KR)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (US)
- Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (KR)
- Pusan National University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nature Communications
- Published
- 2026-05-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-73062-8
- Primary Topic
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Research Foundation of Korea