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Title
The Urban Heat Island: Jeopardizing the Sustainability of Phoenix
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.
Date Created
2011-07-12
Contributors
- Wittlinger, Sally (Author)
- Arizona Indicators (Project) (Publisher)
- Morrison Institute for Public Policy (Publisher)
Topical Subject
Resource Type
Extent
3 pages
Language
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Identifier
Identifier Value
ASU 12.3:P 56/3:3
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Series
Policy points
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.12392
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.
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- 2021-09-02 03:06:01
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