Study: Poorer Urban Areas are Hotter, More Susceptible to Heat Related Illness
The study, titled “Geospatial Contributions to Urban Hazard and Disaster Analysis,” is part of a project that began in September 2008 with a $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation. Arizona State researchers will release findings in October, but the general conclusion is that wealthier neighborhoods have more vegetation that helps keep temperatures down, while poorer ones are warmer.
One goal of Sharon Harlan, an associate professor with the School of Human Evolution and Social Change who contributed to the study is to use the findings to explore ways to lower temperatures in less affluent communities.
- The State Press (Arizona State)
by Adena Schutzberg on 09/24 at 08:31 AM |
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