Publications

Cheval S,  Amihăesei VA, Dumitrescu A, Micu DM, Smău R-I (2024) Observed Variability and Future Projections of Urban Heatwaves in Romania. International Journal of Climatology https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.8714

Cheval S, Amihăesei VA, Chitu Z, et al (2024) A systematic review of urban heat island and heat waves research (1991–2022). Climate Risk Management 44:100603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2024.100603

Cheval S, Dumitrescu A, Amihăesei V, Irașoc A, Paraschiv, M-G & Ghent, D (2023). A country scale assessment of the heat hazard-risk in urban areas. Building and Environment, 229, 109892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109892

Conferences

Cheval S: Adaptation frameworks for climate action in Romania. Climate Change In Europe: Impact, Risks And Mitigation (CCE2024) Vatra Dornei, Romania, 10-13 October 2024. https://geoconcept.ro/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Program-CCE-2024_Vatra-Dornei_USV.pdf

Micu, D., Cheval, S., Dumitrescu, A., Smău, R., Amihăesei, V: Valurile de căldură de noapte-zi în orașele din România: climatologie, tendințe observate și schimbări preconizate, Sesiunea Anuală Științifică a Administrației Naționale de Meteorologie, București, 19–21 Noiembrie, 2024.

Onțel, I., Cheval, S., Micu, D: Analiza temperaturii la suprafața terestră (LST) în mediul urban și periurban, Sesiunea Anuală Științifică a Administrației Naționale de Meteorologie, București, 19–21 Noiembrie, 2024.

Onțel, I., Dumitrescu, A., Micu, D., Cheval, S: Analyzing Seasonal Patterns and Temperature Extremes in Urban Areas Using MODIS Data, LST_cci Workshop, Leicester, UK, 5-6 Dec 2024.

Cheval, S., Amihăesei, V., Dumitrescu, A., Micu, D.: Observed variability and future projections of urban heatwaves in Romania. International Conference “Environment at Crossroads: SMART approaches for a sustainable future – ECOSMART”, 17 - 18 November 2023, Bucharest (Romania) https://conference.geo.unibuc.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Book-of-abstracts-2023.pdf

Cheval, S., Dumitrescu, A., Micu, D., Onțel, I., Paraschiv, M.-G., and Simion, G.: Heat hazard and risk assessment in urban areas. Case study of Bucharest (Romania), EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 23–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-7133, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-7133, 2023.

Dumitrescu, A. and Cheval, S.: Climate service for managing the heat hazard risk in urban areas using all-sky land surface temperature, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 23–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-14668, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-14668, 2023.

Cheval S, Croitoru A, Fălcescu V, Iojă C, Micu D.: Climate Change Challenges and Urban Adaptation in the South-Eastern Europe. International Conference on Hydro-Climate Extremes and Society, 27-29th June 2023. https://extremeclimtwin.pmf.uns.ac.rs/international-conference-on-hydro-climate-extremes-and-society/

SynUHI webinar, 28 November 2022

To disseminate information about the SynUHI project, its aims, and its current progress, a webinar was held on 28 November 2022 using the Google Meet platform. This webinar was attended by 40 participants from the following institutions: National Meteorological Administration, “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Bucharest, Babeș-Bolyai University, Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, The Executive Unit for the Financing of Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation (UEFISCDI), Technical College "Gh Bals" Adjud, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Technical Sciences Academy of Romania, Romanian Association of Applied Meteorology and Education, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University Iași, Carpathian Danubian Centre for Geoecology (CCDG), Indeco Soft, University of Suceava, General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (IGSU), National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics - INOE 2000. This was an important initial occasion to communicate project relevance and perspectives with the general audience. In addition, based on the project presentation in the first part of the webinar, a roundtable discussion on "Urban climate - between current challenges and adaptation measures" was organized to highlight the transdisciplinary and cross-sectoral character of such an approach that involves climate expertise and adaptation support.

Most participants were scientists with diverse areas of expertise, including climate change, environmental policy, nature-based solutions, and building. Because of this diversity, the discussions regarding the project's perspectives touched on various relevant issues, including the necessity for direct stakeholder involvement. Furthermore, discussions were held to link the SynUHI project's results with other projects on similar topics developed at the national level to improve information quality and translate research into decision support.