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Vulnerability to Extreme Heat in Metropolitan Phoenix: Spatial, Temporal, and Demographic Dimensions

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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 differential vegetation index, and U.S. Census data. From resulting vulnerability maps, we also analyzed population groups living in areas of high heat vulnerability. Results revealed that landscapes of heat vulnerability changed substantially in response to variations in physical and socioeconomic factors, with significant alterations to spatial distribution of vulnerability especially between eastern and western sectors of Phoenix. These changes worked to the detriment of Phoenix's Hispanic population and the elderly concentrated in urban-fringe retirement communities.

Date Created
2011-08-18
Contributors
  • Chow, Winston, 1951- (Author)
  • Chuang, Wen-Ching (Author)
  • Gober, Patricia (Author)
Topical Subject
  • vulnerability
  • NDVI
  • Census
Resource Type
Text
Extent
18 pages
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Phoenix Regional Heat and Air Quality Knowledge Repository
Identifier
Digital object identifier: 10.1080/00330124.2011.600225
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Series
Journal Article
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.45460
Preferred Citation

Chow, WT, Chuang, WC and Gober, P (2012). Vulnerability to extreme heat in metropolitan Phoenix: spatial, temporal, and demographic dimensions. The Professional Geographer, 64:2, 286-302. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2011.600225

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Corresponding Author: Winston T. L. Chow Arizona State University wtchow@asu.edu, opens in a new window
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  • 2017-09-29 12:34:00
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  • 2022-05-10 05:44:45
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