Health heat stress in Porto Metropolitan Area : a matter of temperature or (in)adaptation?

The aim of this contribution is to understand the negative outcomes for human health during hot weather in a Mediterranean urban environment. Examining seasonal variations of thermal comfort in Porto, by Physiologically Equivalent Temperature (PET), and comparing expected and observed daily mortalit...

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Main Author: Monteiro, Ana (author)
Other Authors: Velho, Sara (author)
Format: article
Language:por
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/77141
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/77141