Publications

2025

Urban heat in global cities and the role of nature-based solutions in mitigating future climate risks

M. Esperon-Rodriguez; R. Gallagher; J. Lenoir; V. L. Barradas; L. J. Beaumont et al. 

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH-CLIMATE. 2025. Vol. 4, num. 2. DOI : 10.1088/2752-5295/adcb61.

Meteorological Assessment of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Energy Microgeneration Potentials Across Two Swiss Cities Located in Complex Terrain

A. Brandi; G. Manoli 

Wind Energy. 2025. Vol. 28, num. 8. DOI : 10.1002/we.70043.

Author Correction: Barriers and opportunities for resilient and sustainable urban forests

M. Esperón‐Rodríguez; R. V. Gallagher; C. Calfapietra; P. Cariñanos; C. Dobbs et al. 

Nature Cities. 2025. Vol. 2, num. 4, p. 357 – 357. DOI : 10.1038/s44284-025-00224-y.

Modeling the Effect of Trees on Energy Demand for Indoor Cooling and Dehumidification Across Cities and Climates

N. Meili; X. Zheng; Y. Takane; K. Nakajima; K. Yamaguchi et al. 

JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN MODELING EARTH SYSTEMS. 2025. Vol. 17, num. 3. DOI : 10.1029/2024MS004590.

Residential tree canopy configuration and mortality in 6 million Swiss adults: a longitudinal study

D. Chi; G. Manoli; B. Lin; R. Aerts; J. Yang et al. 

The Lancet Planetary Health. 2025. Vol. 9, num. 3, p. e186 – e195. DOI : 10.1016/S2542-5196(25)00022-1.

Environmental, neuropsychological, and physiological factors in urban outdoor thermal comfort assessments: a systematic review

P. Pandya; M. Llaguno-Munitxa; M. G. Edwards; E. Lacroix; G. Manoli et al. 

International journal of biometeorology. 2025. DOI : 10.1007/s00484-025-02942-3.

Multilevel emission impacts of electrification and coal pathways in China’s net-zero transition

C. C. Gong; F. Ueckerdt; C. Bertram; Y. Yin; D. Bantje et al. 

Joule. 2025.  p. 101945. DOI : 10.1016/j.joule.2025.101945.

2024

Moving from features to functions: Bridging disciplinary understandings of urban environments to support healthy people and ecosystems

A. Yuille; J. Davies; M. Green; C. Hardman; J. Knight et al. 

Health & Place. 2024. Vol. 90. DOI : 10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103368.

We need to prepare our transport systems for heatwaves — here’s how

S. V. Ukkusuri; S. U. Park; S. Mittal; L. Chapman; G. Manoli et al. 

Nature. 2024. Vol. 632, num. 8024, p. 253 – 256.

Improving land-use efficiency of solar power in China and policy implications

Y. Yin; D. Zhang; M. Zhu; h. zhang; D. Liu et al. 

SOLAR ENERGY. 2024. Vol. 280. DOI : 10.1016/j.solener.2024.112867.

Why daylight should be a priority for urban planning

C. Volf; B. Bueno; P. Edwards; R. Hobday; S. Mäder et al. 

Journal of Urban Management. 2024. Vol. 13, num. 2, p. 175 – 182. DOI : 10.1016/j.jum.2024.02.002.

Urban boundary-layer flows in complex terrain: Dynamic interactions during a hot and dry summer season in Phoenix, Arizona

A. Brandi; A. Martilli; F. Salamanca; M. Georgescu 

Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society. 2024. DOI : 10.1002/qj.4752.

Nowcasting of High-Intensity Rainfall for Urban Applications in the Netherlands

G-S. Lin; R. Imhoff; M. Schleiss; R. Uijlenhoet 

Journal Of Hydrometeorology. 2024. Vol. 25, num. 5, p. 653 – 672. DOI : 10.1175/JHM-D-23-0194.1.

The angiogenic growth of cities

I. Capel-Timms; D. Levinson; B. Lahoorpoor; S. Bonetti; G. Manoli 

Journal Of The Royal Society Interface. 2024. Vol. 21, num. 213, p. 20230657. DOI : 10.1098/rsif.2023.0657.

2023

Manning’s Formula and the Strickler Scaling Derived from a Co-spectral Budget Model

G. G. Katul; S. Bonetti; G. Manoli; C. Manes; A. M. Porporato 

AGU Annual Meeeting 2023, San Francisco, USA, December 11-15, 2023.

Vegetation effects on climate and building energy demand in cities

N. Meili; X. Zheng; Y. Zhu; D. Chi; Y. Qiu et al. 

AGU 23, San Francisco, CA, December 11-15, 2023.

On the dependence of Water Use Efficiency on aridity.

S. Fatichi; A. Paschalis; S. Bonetti; G. Manoli; C. Pappas 

AGU23, San Francisco, USA, December 11-15, 2023.

Economic valuation of temperature-related mortality attributed to urban heat islands in European cities

W. T. K. Huang; P. Masselot; E. Bou-Zeid; S. Fatichi; A. Paschalis et al. 

Nature Communications. 2023. Vol. 14, num. 1, p. 7438. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-023-43135-z.

Climatological trends of mean and extreme daily precipitation in Arizona (USA)

A. Brandi; R. C. Balling; P. Iniguez; M. Georgescu 

Journal Of Arid Environments. 2023. Vol. 219, p. 105083. DOI : 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2023.105083.

Evaluation of 30 urban land surface models in the Urban-PLUMBER project: Phase 1 results

M. J. Lipson; S. Grimmond; M. Best; G. Abramowitz; A. Coutts et al. 

Quarterly Journal Of The Royal Meteorological Society. 2023. Vol. 150, num. 758. DOI : 10.1002/qj.4589.