Climate risk assessment in urban environments

Open Access

Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 215, 2026 The International Congress on Natural Resources and Sustainable Development (RENA 2025)


Article Number		03011
Number of page(s)		16
Section		Climate Change and Natural Resource Management
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202621503011
Published online		04 February 2026

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