Urban H: Housing, heat, and health
Future policy needs to triangulate the ‘triple-H’ to help marginalised urban populations. 1. The urban heat island effect generates disproportionately high temperatures in urban settlements compared to non-urban ones, leading to increased heat-related illnesses and mental health issues, especially a...
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
2024
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| Summary: | Future policy needs to triangulate the ‘triple-H’ to help marginalised urban populations.
1. The urban heat island effect generates disproportionately high temperatures in urban settlements compared to non-urban ones, leading to increased heat-related illnesses and mental health issues, especially among vulnerable and marginalised populations living in poorly-planned or -resourced areas.
The Urban-H research agenda by Boston University’s Initiative on Cities focuses on the interconnected effects of housing, heat, and health (triple-H) to develop a resilience index for cities.
3. The proposed global Urban-H Index could help cities worldwide address the triple-H crisis by guiding policymakers to craft equitable, as well as socially and environmentally just policies for their most vulnerable and marginalised populations. |
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