The urban heat island (UHI) index was calculated for every census block group within each city to estimate how much hotter these areas are due to the characteristics of the built environment. Maps ...

Racism has shaped Philadelphia’s built environment. A 2022 study by researchers at Drexel found that higher proportions of homes in formerly redlined neighborhoods had low tree cover and dark, flat ...

This restriction in range limits children’s ability to explore their world without fear and to understand the complexity of the real world. Just as the child’s exploring range has been restricted, so ...

A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians lived in the sprawling 7-million-acre zone that makes up the wildland-urban interface. And when fires sweep through ...

The setup and density of urban neighborhoods may be exacerbating the intensity of flood risks in areas already suffering from climate-induced weather extremes, a new study shows.

Researchers calculated the urban heat index, or UHI, in census block groups across cities. The index values are estimates of how much the urban built environment boosts temperature, so it's the ...

Bengaluru's urban growth leads to high temperatures, prompting policy recommendations to mitigate urban heat islands and ...

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