#4: Climate Change in Cities - Heat Waves, Water Shortage and Crime Rates

Today's episode is Part 1 of a series about how climate change is affecting our cities. There are four episodes in this series, coming out over the coming months, with a different topic for each.Today's topic is heat and I cover the following issues:What is "Degrees Warming"?Extreme heat / heatwaves (Case study: Paris)Water shortages (Case studies: Nigeria and England)Correlation between heat and increased crime ratesFuture episodes in this series will cover water (sea level rise and flooding), food and society. Follow/subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date! Follow us on social media for additional content and news. Follow the podcast on social mediahttps://twitter.com/GreenUrbanPodhttps://www.instagram.com/greenurbanistpodIntro music by Tanoihttps://www.instagram.com/tanoibandhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/5CO2UfOc9jkoImoS6Wmsx4?si=HmxCxRYkTreT7XCTW2G51gReferences:Many of the facts and figures come from The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace Wells - an amazing book. Specific internet-based resources are shown below.Heathttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/26/world/europe/france-europe-extreme-heat.htmlhttps://www.citylab.com/environment/2019/06/paris-trees-famous-landmarks-garden-park-urban-forest-design/591835/https://www.citylab.com/environment/2019/06/europe-heatwave-paris-climate-resilience-weather-hot/592729/IPCC, Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report, Summary for Policy MakersWaterhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-47620228https://www.wired.co.uk/article/london-thames-water-leakshttps://www.circleofblue.org/2018/world/water-scarcity-looms-in-londons-future/#:~:text=In%20recent%20years%2C%20London%20has,is%20influenced%20by%20several%20factors.Crimehttps://www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/centers/mrcbg/files/ranson_2012-8.FINAL.pdfhttps://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ab6b37/pdfhttps://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2018GH000152https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/9781118517390.wbetc198- - -Subscribe to the Green Urbanist NewsletterPodcast WebsiteWork TogetherGet in touchUrban Wilding HubGatherMap - Interactive crowdsource mapping toolThe Green Urbanist podcast is created by Ross O'Ceallaigh.