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Assessing the burdens of urban heat : a description of functional, economic and public health impacts of increasing heat in cities
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EUI; STG; Policy Analysis; 2023/02
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SAEZ REALE, Alejandro Martin, Assessing the burdens of urban heat : a description of functional, economic and public health impacts of increasing heat in cities, EUI, STG, Policy Analysis, 2023/02 - https://hdl.handle.net/1814/75340
Abstract
Urban Heat Islands (UHI), together with increasingly frequent
heatwaves due to climate change, impose functional, economic
and public health burdens for cities, urban dwellers and local
administrations. This paper aims to examine how excess heat
disturbs urban functioning and hence, contribute to the discussion
on the urgent need to strengthen climate change adaptation and
foster climate governance. It first describes two different but
synergistic sources of heat: urban heat islands and heatwaves. It
then outlines the human mechanism of temperature regulation and
presents public health impacts in terms of heat-related morbidity
and mortality. The paper continues by mentioning the economic
burdens as well as infrastructure malfunction associated with this
threat. It concludes with a call-to-action for decision-makers on
the urgent need to address urban heat.