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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

A Heat Vulnerability Index: Spatial Patterns of Exposure, Sensitivity and Adaptive Capacity for Urbanites of Four Cities of India.

Suresh Kumar Rathi, Soham Chakraborty, Saswat Kishore Mishra, Ambarish Dutta, Lipika Nanda

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Suresh Kumar RathiDepartment of Research, MAMTA Health Institute for Mother and Child, New Delhi 110048, India.ORCID 0000-0002-8480-1627
Soham ChakrabortyIndian Institute of Public Health, Public Health Foundation of India, Bhubaneswar 751013, India.
Saswat Kishore MishraCentre for Health Care Management, Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad 500082, India.ORCID 0000-0001-8464-0459
Ambarish DuttaIndian Institute of Public Health, Public Health Foundation of India, Bhubaneswar 751013, India.
Lipika NandaDepartment of Multisectoral Planning, Public Health Foundation of India, Gurugram 122002, India.
Institute of Public Health Bengaluru · INAdministrative Staff College of India · INMamta Health Institute for Mother and Child · INPublic Health Foundation of India · IN

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Abstract

Extreme heat and heat waves have been established as disasters which can lead to a great loss of life. Several studies over the years, both within and outside of India, have shown how extreme heat events lead to an overall increase in mortality. However, the impact of extreme heat, similar to other disasters, depends upon the vulnerability of the population. This study aims to assess the extreme heat vulnerability of the population of four cities with different characteristics across India. This cross-sectional study included 500 households from each city across the urban localities (both slum and non-slum) of Ongole in Andhra Pradesh, Karimnagar in Telangana, Kolkata in West Bengal and Angul in Odisha. Twenty-one indicators were used to construct a household vulnerability index to understand the vulnerability of the cities. The results have shown that the majority of the households fell under moderate to high vulnerability level across all the cities. Angul and Kolkata were found to be more highly vulnerable as compared to Ongole and Karimnagar. Further analysis also revealed that household vulnerability is more significantly related to adaptive capacity than sensitivity and exposure. Heat Vulnerability Index can help in identifying the vulnerable population and scaling up adaptive practices.

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Extreme HeatHot TemperatureCitiesCross-Sectional StudiesPoverty Areasadaptive capacityexposureheat vulnerability indexsensitivity

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