ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2015
On the Science-Policy Bridge: Do Spatial Heat Vulnerability Assessment Studies Influence Policy?
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- Mapping Heat Vulnerability of a Community Mental Health Center Population.Community mental health journal · 2023Article
- Mapping Human Vulnerability to Extreme Heat: A Critical Assessment of Heat Vulnerability Indices Created Using Principal Components Analysis.Environmental health perspectives · 2020Article
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- A Raster-Based Subdividing Indicator to Map Urban Heat Vulnerability: A Case Study in Sydney, Australia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Green Space and Deaths Attributable to the Urban Heat Island Effect in Ho Chi Minh City.American journal of public health · 2018Article
- The health effects of hotter summers and heat waves in the population of the United Kingdom: a review of the evidence.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2017Review
- The Urban Heat Island: Implications for Health in a Changing Environment.Current environmental health reports · 2017Review
- Developing Health-Related Indicators of Climate Change: Australian Stakeholder Perspectives.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
Human vulnerability to heat varies at a range of spatial scales, especially within cities where there can be noticeable intra-urban differences in heat risk factors. Mapping and visualizing intra-urban heat vulnerability offers opportunities for presenting information to support decision-making. For example the visualization of the spatial variation of heat vulnerability has the potential to enable local governments to identify hot spots of vulnerability and allocate resources and increase assistance to people in areas of greatest need. Recently there has been a proliferation of heat vulnerability mapping studies, all of which, to varying degrees, justify the process of vulnerability mapping in a policy context. However, to date, there has not been a systematic review of the extent to which the results of vulnerability mapping studies have been applied in decision-making. Accordingly we undertook a comprehensive review of 37 recently published papers that use geospatial techniques for assessing human vulnerability to heat. In addition, we conducted an anonymous survey of the lead authors of the 37 papers in order to establish the level of interaction between the researchers as science information producers and local authorities as information users. Both paper review and author survey results show that heat vulnerability mapping has been used in an attempt to communicate policy recommendations, raise awareness and induce institutional networking and learning, but has not as yet had a substantive influence on policymaking or preventive action.
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