Description
In a desert city such as Phoenix, summertime heat is a way of life, but how much does the built environment contribute to the intensity of the heat on a summer night? In urbanized Phoenix, nights don’t cool down as much as in the surrounding rural areas and on more and more summer nights, the official Phoenix temperature fails to drop below 90 degrees. Climate plays a huge role in the comfort and quality of life of residents, with numerous implications for tourism, energy demand, water use, and the vulnerability of low-income families.
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Title
- The Urban Heat Island: Jeopardizing the Sustainability of Phoenix
Contributors
- Wittlinger, Sally (Author)
- Arizona Indicators (Project) (Publisher)
- Morrison Institute for Public Policy (Publisher)
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2011-07-12
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Identifier
- Identifier ValueASU 12.3:P 56/3:3
Note
- Policy points ; volume 3, issue 3
- The Arizona Indicators Panel is a partnership of Arizona State University, The Arizona Republic, Arizona Community Foundation, Valley of the Sun United Way, and the Arizona Dept. of Commerce.