Rationale and goals: Cities nowadays provide facilities and services, business opportunities and cultural attractions of unprecedented complexity, triggering more than a half of the world population to strive for comfort and safety. The scientific community, local authorities, stakeholders and public show high and constant interest for monitoring and evaluating the environmental impact of the metropolitan regions, in order to better use the current resources and prepare for future challenges. Cities are vital in the response to climate change and urban population increase. Urban-induced effects and impacts owing to long-lived emissions of greenhouse gases trigger physical and socio-economic consequences that affect the livelihoods of urban dwellers. Such challenges call for enduring scientific advancements, improved training and increased awareness of topical issues.

The Bucharest Urban Climate Summer School 2019 (BUCSS 2019) aims to provide structured information and skill-building capabilities related to urban climate monitoring and modelling, urban ecology and biometeorology, with a primary focus of creating an active pool of young scientists that tackle the major urban sustainability challenges facing future generations.

The critical areas to be covered by BUCSS 2019 refer to
(1) Modelling tools used in urban meteorology and climatology 

(2) Urban ecology as an instrument for adaptation to climate change challenges in cities

(3) Exploring critical linkages among environmental factors and emerging and chronic health threats and health disparities

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