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标题：Urban heat island and bioclimatological conditions in a hot-humid tropical city: the example of Akure, Nigeria
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作者：Ifeoluwa A. Balogun ; Ahmed A. Balogun
期刊名称：Erde
印刷版ISSN：0013-9998
出版年度：2014
卷号：145
期号：1-2
页码：3-15
DOI：10.12854/erde-145-2
出版社：Gesellschaft fur Erdkunde zu Berlin
摘要：The impact of weather on human health has become an issue of increased significance in recent times, considering the increasing rate of urbanisation and the much associated heat island phenomenon. This study examines the urbanisation influence on human bioclimatic conditions in Akure, a medium sized hot-humid tropical city in Nigeria, utilising data from measurements at urban and rural sites in the city. Differences in the diurnal, monthly and seasonal variation of human bioclimatic characteristics between both environments were evaluated and tested for statistical significance. Higher frequencies of high temperatures observed in the city centre suggest a significant heat stress and health risk in this hot-humid city.
其他摘要：The impact of weather on human health has become an issue of increased significance in recent times, considering the increasing rate of urbanisation and the much associated heat island phenomenon. This study examines the urbanisation influence on human bioclimatic conditions in Akure, a medium sized hot-humid tropical city in Nigeria, utilising data from measurements at urban and rural sites in the city. Differences in the diurnal, monthly and seasonal variation of human bioclimatic characteristics between both environments were evaluated and tested for statistical significance. Higher frequencies of high temperatures observed in the city centre suggest a significant heat stress and health risk in this hot-humid city.
其他关键词：Urbanisation;bioclimatological conditions;heat island;Akure;Nigeria