Global Urban Monitoring and Assessment of Environmental Health Risks

Kurzfassung

Global urban development and health risks from climate change and air pollution can be assessed using the DLR services 'World Settlement Footprint' and 'Atmospheric Composition Monitoring' as provided by its Earth Observation Center (https://geoservice.dlr.de/web/). However, to develop healthy and climate-resilient cities these satellite products need to be combined with Urban Climate Models, like PALM-4U, to assess the urban environment under current and future climate conditions and mobility scenarios. As a contribution to EuroGEO, DLR developed services on 'Urban Health Risks from Air Pollution' (https://www.alpendac.eu/eshape) and 'Urban Climate Under Change [UC]²'. Given the demand for integrated assessments of multiple urban health risks, the development of user-driven services is essential. By following a rigorous co-design process, we look forward to contributing to GEO and EuroGEO and strive for a continued uptake in science, planning and economy.