Investigating Social Vulnerability to Extreme Heat: Heat Islands and Climate Shelters in Urban Contexts: The Case of Bologna

Investigating Social Vulnerability to Extreme Heat: Heat Islands and Climate Shelters in Urban Contexts: The Case of Bologna

In this article we present three instruments: (1) a social vulnerability to extreme heat index to identify the areas of a city (and populations thereof) more vulnerable to extreme heat due to climate change (heat islands); (2) a new overall fragility index that incorporates social vulnerability to e...

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Main Authors: Elisa Maccabiani, Munazza Usmani, Riccardo Nanni, Maurizio Napolitano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-01-01
Series:ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
Subjects:
climate shelters
heat islands
urban studies
inequality
climate change
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/14/1/17
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