Examining heat inequity in a Brazilian metropolitan region
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21248174 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Meen Wook Jung (0000-0002-5802-1993, The Ohio State University), Mônica A Haddad (0000-0002-9615-3962, Iowa State University, corresponding author), Brian Gelder (0000-0002-9290-0465, Iowa State University), Brian K Gelder (Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 109-127 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning B Urban Analytics and City Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2399-8083 • E-ISSN: 2399-8091 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/23998083231170634 |
| OpenAlex | W4366528125 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 46 |
Urban heat islands (UHIs) are one of the major global issues that need to be addressed because of the negative effects that higher temperatures can cause to people and the environment, such as health issues and higher energy consumption. Within the literature on climate justice, specifically heat inequity, there are very few studies about Global South urban areas. Our study examines the spatial relationships between heat risk, urban form composition, and vulnerable social groups in Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Region (BHMR), in Brazil. We evaluated the spatial pattern of heat risk and concluded that the study area was experiencing UHIs in 2015. We estimated spatial regressions and found that the non-White population, low-income residents, and the elderly population were statistically significantly associated with heat risk. This case study indicates that even though Global South urban areas have the opposite spatial distribution of social groups (i.e., high-income residents living in the center and low-income living in the periphery) when compared to the Global North, areas where vulnerable social groups reside are experiencing similar inequities concerning the UHI effects in both South and North. Our case study exemplifies that climate justice is not taking place in BHMR, and specifically, heat inequity is being experienced by vulnerable social groups
Environmental justice · Geography · Metropolitan area · Political science · Population · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Urban heat island · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Demography · Urban Green Space and Health · Urban Heat Island Mitigation
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 2,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |