by Andreas Christen

ICUC-11 webpage and call for sessions

2020-04-09 in Meetings

The organizers of the 11th International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC-11) have launched the official conference website at ICUC11.unsw.edu.au which will be continually updated as we progress towards the event in 2021.

ICUC-11 webpage at ICUC11.unsw.edu.au

The general theme of the ICUC-11 conference, which will take place Aug 30 – Sep 3, 2021 in Sydney, Australia, is “Cities as Living Labs: Climate, Vulnerability, and Multidisciplinary Solutions”.

Accordingly, the organizing committee has identified six scientific streams for ICUC11, with each stream covering various sessions and plenaries. These streams include:

  • Urban climate processes
  • Urban climate methods
  • Biometeorology & health
  • Integrated assessments of urban climate
  • Climate-conscious design and sustainable development
  • Urban climate policy

Specific topics within each stream can be found on the website. Additionally, as we are committed to the professional development of early-career scientists and students, several events will be focused on this. We now invite the community to inform us if there is a topic that is not covered by the proposed session themes, or if they would like to propose a workshop or special event. The deadline for submissions of sessions / workshops / panels is April 30, 2020.

Important Dates

  • Sessions/workshops/panels submission: until Apr 30, 2020
  • Opening of Abstract Submission: Aug 17, 2020
  • Deadline for Abstract Submission: Nov 15, 2020
  • Acceptance of Abstract: Jan 25, 2021
  • Optional full paper / supplementary materials: Mar 30, 2021
  • Conference: Aug 30 – Sep 3, 2021

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by Andreas Christen

Urban Climate News March 2020

2020-04-08 in Newsletter

Issue 75, March 2020

The latest issue of “Urban Climate News” (Issue 75, March 2020) is now available. It features first (urban) climate impacts of the unprecedented lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also announces the new Timothy Oke Award, a IAUC research excellence award for early- to mid-career scientists in our field. On the research section the issue features a contribution on the UHI in Beijing and how it is impacted by population migration as well as a call for participation in a new multi-site evaluation project for modelling urban areas.

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by Andreas Christen

Call for nominations – 2020 Luke Howard Award

2020-03-10 in Awards, IAUC Admin

The IAUC is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2020 ‘Luke Howard Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Urban Climatology.’

The Luke Howard Award may be given annually to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the field of urban climatology in a combination of research, teaching, and/or service to the international community of urban climatologists.

The IAUC is committed to promoting equality and diversity. Therefore we particularly encourage nominations for suitable candidates from under-represented groups.

The person making the nomination will act as the coordinator to put together a nomination package (including a CV of the nominee and three letters of recommendation). Self-nominations are not permitted and current Awards Committee members cannot be evaluated. Complete nomination packages should be submitted (as a single electronic submission) to the IAUC Awards Committee Chair, Dr. Helen Ward: helen.ward@uibk.ac.at

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by Andreas Christen

Registration open for Bochum Urban Climate Summer School – BUCSS20

2020-02-20 in Meetings, Members, Student_Positions

The Bochum Urban Climate Summer School 2020 (#BUCSS20) aims to provide a general introduction to the many facets of urban climatology, biometeorology and urban climate informatics, a newly evolving research field that uses artificial intelligence, e.g., machine learning or deep learning, to process non-traditional big data sources for urban climate applications. BUCSS20’s goal is to provide structured information and skill-building capabilities related to urban climate monitoring, remote sensing and modelling, thereby strengthening an active pool of young scientists that tackle the major urban sustainability challenges facing future generations. Those attending can expect to gain an understanding of the state-of-the-art via lectures and hands-on tutorials, on the following topics:

  •  A general introduction to urban climate (informatics)
  •  (Thermal) remote sensing in urban areas
  •  Crowd-sourcing for monitoring urban systems
  •  Urban climate modelling at various spatial scales

The summer school, taking place between 17-21 August 2020, is primarily intended for master (ECTS available) and doctoral students, but also adresses PostDocs who already have basic knowledge and interest for urban climate issues. Basic background and skills in urban climate modelling, remote sensing and programming are an advantage yet not required.

Registration is open until March 31, 2020 through the BUCSS20 website.

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by Andreas Christen

Urban Climate News December 2019

2019-12-27 in Newsletter

Issue 74, December 2019

The latest issue of “Urban Climate News” (Issue 74, December 2019) is now available. It features how teenager Greta Thunberg managed to get the world’s attention on climate action – what researchers and activists have struggled for decades. News on the dramatic urban air quality caused by massive bushfires in Australian cities and the relevance of history in contemporary heat island research are included. Further the newsletter reports on the modeling of the distribution of urban cold-air paths.

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by Andreas Christen

Prof. Janet Barlow – Winner of the 2019 Luke Howard Award

2019-11-13 in Awards

The International Association for Urban Climate is delighted to announce Janet Barlow, Professor of Environmental Physics at the University of Reading, as the winner of the 2019 Luke Howard Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Urban Climatology.

Professor Janet Barlow

Through her deep theoretical understanding, Professor Janet Barlow has made major contributions to urban meteorology over the last twenty years. She has undertaken innovative research that is of extremely high quality, and authored many ground-breaking and influential publications addressing a broad range of topics. She has inspired and mentored many students and young scientists and is an enthusiastic and engaged member of the international urban climate community.

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Urban Climate News September 2019

2019-10-10 in Newsletter

Issue 73, September 2019

The latest issue of “Urban Climate News” (Issue 73, September 2019) is now available. It features a review of indoor thermal comfort in the tropics, a project report on sunshine changes in Eastern Chinese cities, and reports from the IAUC supported 2019 Urban Climate summer school in Bucharest, Romania.

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Symposium – Challenges in Applied Human Biometeorology (March 2 & 3, 2020)

2019-08-01 in Meetings

The call for abstracts is open for the upcoming “Symposium on Challenges in Applied Human Biometeorology”, which will take place at Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg in Germany on March 2 and 3, 2020.

There are several themes covered that directly link to urban thermal comfort, heat stress, planning and climate adaptation in cities. Further the symposium aims to include aspects of crowdsourcing, big data, and observational systems in urban human biometeorology. The aim of the symposium is to setup and scout new directions and possibilities for future research and applications. The conference ist organised the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg in collaboration with the German Meteorological Service (DWD), and the Society for the Promotion of Human Biometeorological Research in Germany.

Deadline for Abstract Submission is November 15, 2019.

Conference topics:

  • Weather, climate, climate change and health
  • Urban and indoor bioclimates
  • Climate and tourism, Recreational climatology
  • Heat health warnings and decision support systems
  • Human biometeorological modelling at different scales
  • Human biometeorological methods and models
  • Planning and climate adaptation for future bioclimates
  • Crowdsourcing, big data, and observational systems in human biometeorology

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Urban Climate News June 2019

2019-07-12 in Newsletter

Issue 72, June 2019

The latest issue of “Urban Climate News” (Issue 72, June 2019) is available. It features research insights such as “effects of micro-scale self-shading on wall surface temperatures”, reports about the recent heatwave in Europe, and presents efforts to create an outdoor thermal comfort database.

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by Andreas Christen

Workshop on “Modelling and Observing Urban Fluxes”

2019-05-10 in Meetings, Projects

The Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions in Amsterdam hosts an iLeaps sponsored workshop on “Modelling and Observing Urban Fluxes” on June 13 and 14, 2019. The workshop combines a discussion about the latest results of the SUBLIME model intercomparison study with key note lectures on modelling and observing fluxes in the urban environment, and a discussion on the future development of the field. The workshop location is well connected to the central railway station as well as to Schiphol Airport. In case you are interested to participate, please contact Gert-Jan Steeneveld at gert-jan.steeneveld@wur.nl.

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