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SUMMARY:An Integrated Approach to Modelling the Direct and Indirect Impact
 s of Heatwaves in London - Dr. Katie Jenkins\, Researcher\, Environmental 
 Change Institute\, University of Oxford
DTSTART:20120314T131500Z
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CONTACT:Villian Lo
DESCRIPTION:Heatwaves are associated with large impacts on human health an
 d mortality\, as well as having economic repercussions. The direct impacts
  of heatwaves can subsequently affect the flow of goods and services throu
 gh extensive and complex linkages in the economic system\, as well as indi
 rectly affecting society\, in the short to medium term. The propagation an
 d amplification of direct impacts within cities can be large\, with the po
 tential for impacts to extend far beyond the temporal and spatial extent o
 f the original event. Urban areas are especially at risk of negative impac
 ts of climate change due to their high concentrations of people and assets
 . As part of the ARCADIA project (Adaptation and Resilience in Cities: Ana
 lysis and Decision Making using Integrated Assessment)\, an Urban Integrat
 ed Assessment Facility is being developed that enables exploration of a wi
 de range of scenarios and their implications\, focusing on Greater London 
 and the surrounding region. This framework has been applied to heatwaves a
 nd a methodology has been developed to assess the direct impacts on societ
 y and on the economy as well as subsequent indirect impacts on supply and 
 demand\, and labour resources.
LOCATION:First-floor Classroom\, Department of Architecture
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