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SECTION SCOPE

The PLOS Climate Urban Climate section covers all aspects of climate change impacts, adaptation and mitigation in urban environments, including (but not limited to):

Urban climatology
Thermal comfort
Heat island effects
Green infrastructure
Urban climate governance
Urban emissions reductions
Climate-smart urban systems

For a full list of the Academic Editors serving in this section, please visit the PLOS Climate editorial board page.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS IN THIS SECTION

Kermarrec G, Montillet J-P, Li D (2025) Uncertainty in urban climate modeling: Bridging the gap between science and policy. PLOS Clim 4(10): e0000743. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000743

Khan AS, Walter RJ, Hamideh S, Aurand A, Vickery J, Errett NA (2025) Exploring implementation of disaster risk management strategies by public housing authorities: A national survey. PLOS Clim 4(8): e0000656. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000656

Addison TEJ, Blake DM, Coleman P, Lock F, Loud E, Mackenzie A, et al. (2025) Physiological considerations for maximum indoor temperatures. PLOS Clim 4(6): e0000642. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000642

Nestor MA (2025) Bridging the gap between international climate goals and local realities. PLOS Clim 4(1): e0000575. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000575

Muse N, Clement A, Mach KJ (2024) Daytime land surface temperature and its limits as a proxy for surface air temperature in a subtropical, seasonally wet region. PLOS Clim 3(10): e0000278. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000278

Nazarian N, Bechtel B, Mills G, Hart MA, Middel A, Krayenhoff ES, et al. (2024) Integration of urban climate research within the global climate change discourse. PLOS Clim 3(8): e0000473. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000473

Miquelajauregui Y, López-Espinoza ED, Luna Pérez E, Gómez-Priego P, Bojórquez-Tapia LA, Aquino Martínez LP, et al. (2024) Impacts of projected urban growth on simulated near-surface temperature in Mexico City Metropolitan Area: Implications for urban vulnerability. PLOS Clim 3(4): e0000396. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000396

Romeo-Aznar V, Telle O, Santos-Vega M, Paul R, Pascual M (2024) Crowded and warmer: Unequal dengue risk at high spatial resolution across a megacity of India. PLOS Clim 3(3): e0000240. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000240

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