Disproportionately higher exposure to urban heat in lower-income neighborhoods: a multi-city perspective

A growing literature documents the effects of heat stress on premature mortality and other adverse health outcomes. Urban heat islands (UHI) can exacerbate these adverse impacts in cities by amplifying heat exposure during the day and inhibiting the body’s ability to recover at night. Since the UHI...

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Main Authors: T Chakraborty, A Hsu, D Manya, G Sheriff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2019-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab3b99