Session 11 Vulnerability, Risk, & Exposure: Applications in Heat Resilience III - Urban Heat Mitigation

Wednesday, 31 January 2024: 1:45 PM-3:00 PM
344 (The Baltimore Convention Center)
Host: 15th Conference on Environment and Health
Cochairs:
Ariane Middel, Arizona State University, Urban Climate Research Center, Tempe, AZ and Shubhayu Saha

As extreme heat episodes become longer, more frequent, and more intense worldwide due to climate change and urban growth, research applications that characterize risks of adverse impacts to human health and related/indirect compounding issues affecting health such as critical infrastructure failure and the economic impacts can help to identify vulnerable populations and target appropriate heat interventions. We invite abstracts that examine extreme heat risks from distinct approaches, including temperature forecasting, occupational health, sports medicine, exposure assessment, and urban planning.

Papers:
1:45 PM
11.1
Human Heat Health Index (H3I) for Holistic Assessment of Urban Heat Hazard and Mitigation Strategies
Harsh Kamath, Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; and A. Martilli, M. Singh, T. Brooks, K. Lanza, P. Bixler, M. Coudert, Z. L. Yang, and D. Niyogi

2:00 PM
11.2
Land Cover Variability in Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Observations
April L. Hiscox, Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; and G. Carbone, F. Alsheimer, K. Dow, and M. Hohlfeld

2:15 PM
11.3
Online Decision-Making Tool for Active Shade Management
Ariane Middel, ASU, Phoenix, AZ; and G. Guzmán, M. Muir, M. Huff, and E. S. Krayenhoff

2:30 PM
11.4
Assessing the Microclimate of an Outdoor Concert Pavilion in Order to Mitigate Heat Stress
Lance Wood, NWS, League City, TX; and T. Cady and S. Simmonds

2:45 PM
11.5
Investigating the Effect of Different Environmental and Socioeconomic Factors on Heat-Related Illness (HRI) in Nebraska, USA
Babak Jalalzadeh Fard, Univ. of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE; and R. Birn, K. Kintziger, D. Stover, and J. E. Bell

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