Integrated urban services: Experience from four cities on different continents

Alexander Baklanov; Beatriz Cárdenas; Tsz cheung Lee; Sylvie Leroyer; Valery Masson; Luisa T. Molina; Tanya Müller; Chao Ren; Felix R. Vogel; James A. Voogt

doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2020.100610

Integrated urban services: Experience from four cities on different continents

Alexander Baklanov^*, Beatriz Cárdenas, Tsz cheung Lee, Sylvie Leroyer, Valery Masson, Luisa T. Molina, Tanya Müller, Chao Ren, Felix R. Vogel, James A. Voogt

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Abstract

Rapid urbanization combined with climate change necessitates new types of urban services that make best use of science and technology. The Integrated Urban Hydro-Meteorological, Climate and Environmental Services and systems are a new initiative from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) that seeks to provide science-based integrated urban services supporting safe, healthy and resilient cities. Various cities have already started development and implementation of such Integrated Urban Services and successfully test and use them following specific requirements of local stakeholders. This paper demonstrates the novel concept and approach of Integrated Urban Hydro-Meteorological, Climate and Environmental Services (IUS) from a set of four case study cities: Hong Kong, Toronto, Mexico City and Paris, that use different IUS configurations with good existing practice. These cities represent a range of countries, climates and geophysical settings. The aggregate main joint similarities of the IUS in these cities and synergy of the cities' experience, achievements and research findings are presented, as well as identification of existing gaps in knowledge and further research needs. A list of potential criteria for identifying and classifying IUS demonstration cities is proposed. It will aid future, more detailed analysis of the IUS experience, and selection of additional demonstration cities.

Original language	English
Article number	100610
Journal	Urban Climate
Volume	32
ISSN	2212-0955
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2020.100610
Publication status	Published - Jun 2020

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Funding Information:
The paper is prepared based on outcomes from the special WMO organized Session on “Guide for Integrated Urban Weather, Environment and Climate Services (IUWECS) and How it Can Best Meet the Needs of Researchers and Stakeholders” on the Cities and Climate Change Science Conference (Cities-IPCC), Edmonton, Canada, March 5–8, 2018. The authors thank: Dr. Boram Lee (WCRP) for shepherding the session from the Conference Secretariat, Ms. C. Nielsen, a student-volunteer, for her help in section organization and many other sessions participants for active and productive discussions; a number of WMO GURME SAG and Urban Expert Team members, participated in writing the IUWECS Guide, especially Dr. V. Bouchet, Prof. C.S.B. Grimmond, Dr. P. Joe; members of the WMO Secretariat urban focal points team; and many colleagues that developed and realized the IUSs in the four considered cities. Support of the WMO and the International Association for Urban Climate (IAUC) in organization of the Session are also acknowledged.

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