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Internet-Based Heat Evaluation and Assessment Tool (I-HEAT): Feasibility Analysis of a Visualization and Decision-support Tool for Extreme Heat Preparedness in Detroit, Michigan

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Observed and expected changes in global and regional climates pose significant challenges to local decision makers tasked with identifying, preparing for, and responding to impacts on human populations.In particular, extreme heat is expected to increase in duration and intensity in Midwestern U.S. cities in this century.Because of the increased availability of climatic and demographic data at fine spatial scales (regional and neighborhood levels, respectively) (Walsh et al. 2014;Bhaduri et al. 2007), data-driven applications for identification of intra-urban vulnerability to temperature and climate are becoming possible.As one example, the Internet-Based Heat Evaluation and Assessment Tool (I-HEAT) integrates multi-scale re-

Source: Michigan Journal of Sustainability

DOI: 10.3998/mjs.12333712.0002.006

Authors: Natalie R. Sampson, Kathryn C. Conlon, Robert Rommel, Geoffrey Jacquez, Marie S. O’Neill

Institutions: University of Michigan, University of Michigan–Dearborn, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, Biomedware (United States), University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Language: English

Topic: Climate Change and Health Impacts

Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Climate action

Open Access status: hybrid