Atmosphere Webinar | Heat Stress Quantification and Applications in Micro Scale
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1th Atmosphere Webinar
Heat Stress Quantification and Applications in Micro Scale
Extreme heat and heat waves are becoming stronger, longer, and more frequent, posing growing risks to human health and well-being. The global population is increasingly vulnerable, underscoring the need for accurate quantification of heat stress through the latest interdisciplinary scientific approaches. Effective climate adaptation must prioritise both information and early-warning systems, as well as the design of indoor, semi-outdoor, and outdoor environments that protect thermal comfort and public health. Resilient urban planning and design are therefore crucial to safeguard human well-being in an era of unprecedented and intensifying climatic challenges.
Date: 21 January 2026
Time: 01:00 p.m. WET | 02:00 p.m. CET | 08:00 p.m. EST |
Webinar ID: 822 6029 1006
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
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Meet Our Speakers
Dr. A. Santos Nouri
Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering (DCEA), NOVA School of Science and Technology, Lisbon, Portugal;
Andre Nouri is an architect and urbanist specializing in climate-resilient planning, environmental management, and urban climate research. His work integrates human mobility, biometeorology, and sustainable development to support local climate adaptation. He has coordinated EU-funded research and held academic posts in New Zealand, Portugal, and Türkiye. Formerly a Visiting Scientist at the University of Freiburg, he is currently an Assistant Professor at NOVA School of Science and Technology and a member of MARE—Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre.
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Extreme heat and the increasing frequency of heat waves require robust human biometeorological approaches to quantify heat stress and support public health oriented climate adaptation. Thermal indices such as PET, UTCI, and mPET translate complex human environment energy exchanges into actionable metrics, enabling risk identification, monitoring, and communication across disciplines. Their application depends on high quality meteorological and thermophysiological data, as well as microscale modelling capabilities. Complementing these analytical tools, four Measure Review Frameworks Green, Blue, Sun, and Surface provide a structured method for evaluating climate resilient urban design interventions, illustrating how vegetation, water systems, shading configurations, and material properties influence microclimates and reduce human thermal exposure. Together, these components offer an integrated perspective that links scientific modelling with practical, human centred planning strategies. This integrated perspective also emphasises the need for careful interpretation of thermal indices to avoid inappropriate or decontextualised in situ application. By bridging modelling, design, and communication, the approach supports planners, designers, and policymakers in developing healthier and more resilient urban environments, reinforcing the responsibility to communicate heat risk and adaptive capacity to the users of urban space in the face of intensifying and ongoing climate change impacts.
Addressing Urban Resilience Through Decision Making and Communication—A Human-Centered Approach
Guest editors: Dr. A. Santos Nouri, Prof. Dr. Andreas Matzarakis
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 24 July 2026