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Integrating night studies into climate science

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Night-time activities substantially impact climate change yet remain widely overlooked in climate research and action. We advocate for incorporating night studies into discussions surrounding climate socio-ecological dynamics to develop equitable and effective adaptation and mitigation strategies, especially in cities.

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Fig. 1: The nexus of climate change on urban night-time temperatures and activities.

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A.K. expresses gratitude to the Department of Geography, Cambridge, and the Melbourne Centre for Cities, University of Melbourne, for facilitating the visits that enabled this research. M.A. acknowledges funding from the Australian Research Council Discovery Project Night Shift (DP220101078).

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  1. The Bartlett Development Planning Unit, University College London, London, UK

    Alessio Kolioulis

  2. Gehl, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Andreina Seijas

  3. School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

    Michele Acuto

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A.K. conceived the idea and the framework. A.S. and M.A. contributed materials, literature, data and analysis. All authors reviewed and approved the final manuscript.

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Kolioulis, A., Seijas, A. & Acuto, M. Integrating night studies into climate science. Nat. Clim. Chang. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02117-9

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