Publication: Urban Heat in South Asia: Integrating People and Place in Adapting to Rising Temperatures
Date
2023-04-28
ISSN
Published
2023-04-28
Author(s)
Kim, Ella Jisun
Henry, Grace
Jain, Monica
Abstract
This policy brief evaluates the
current state of the knowledge of and plans to manage urban
heat in South Asia. First, the brief examines heat in South
Asian cities through the different layers of the urban
environment: buildings, communities, and cities. Next, it
adds the human element and explores different population
groups that are vulnerable to urban heat in the region:
children, informal workers, and residents of informal
settlements. Together, this analysis forms the basis of
three major recommendations and a conceptual framework to
provide policymakers with direction on where greater
attention and resources are required to improve urban heat
management in South Asia.
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Citation
“Kim, Ella Jisun; Henry, Grace; Jain, Monica. 2023. Urban Heat in South Asia: Integrating People and Place in Adapting to Rising Temperatures. © World Bank, Washington DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/39749 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO.”