Vulnerability to extreme heat in Metropolitan Phoenix: Spatial, temporal, and demographic dimensions

Vulnerability to extreme heat in Metropolitan Phoenix: Spatial, temporal, and demographic dimensions

This study assessed the spatial distribution of vulnerability to extreme heat in 1990 and 2000 within metropolitan Phoenix based on an index of seven equally weighted measures of physical exposure and adaptive capacity. These measures were derived from spatially interpolated climate, normalized diff...

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Main Authors: CHOW, Winston T. L., CHUANG, Wen-Ching, GOBER, Patricia
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2012
Subjects:
Physical and Environmental Geography
Place and Environment
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3039
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4296/viewcontent/Vulnerability_to_Extreme_Heat_in_Metropolitan_Phoenix_av.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English

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