This volume demonstrates how urban climate science can provide valuable information for planning healthy mega-cities. The book illustrates the idea of "Science in Time, Science in Place" by providing worldwide case-based urban climatic planning applications for a variety of regions and countries, utilizing relevant climatic-spatial planning experiences to address local climatic and environmental health issues. The book is comprised of three major sections entitled "The Rise of Mega-cities and the Concept of Climate Resilience and Healthy Living", "Urban Climate Science in Action", and "Future Challenges and the Way Forward", which cover a wide range of topics including resilience in a climate context, climate responsive planning, climate extremes, public health impact analysis, urban design and planning, and governance and management of sustainable urban development. the book will appeal to an international audience of practicing planners and designers, public health researchers, built environment professionals, climatologists, biometeorologists, and policy makers.

Dr. Chao Ren is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong. Her research interests include sustainable environmental design, climate sensitive design, and planning.Dr. Glenn McGregor is a Professor of Climatology in the Department of Geography at Durham University. His research interests include climate and health, synoptic climatology, climate and society, and hydroclimatology.