Chaiechi, Taha, and Tavares, Silvia (2019) Urban growth, heat islands, humidity, climate change: the costs multiply in tropical cities. The Conversation.

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Abstract

Some 60% of the planet’s expected urban area by 2030 is yet to be built. This forecast highlights how rapidly the world’s people are becoming urban. Cities now occupy about 2% of the world’s land area, but are home to about 55% of the world’s people and generate more than 70% of global GDP, plus the associated greenhouse gas emissions.

So what does this mean for people who live in the tropical zones, where 40% of the world’s population lives? On current trends, this figure will rise to 50% by 2050. With tropical economies growing some 20% faster than the rest of the world, the result is a swift expansion of tropical cities.

Item ID:	64631
Item Type:	Article (Commentary)
ISSN:	2201-5639
Keywords:	Climate change; Heat; Humidity; Heatwave; Tropics; Cities & Policy; Liveable cities;Urban heat; Urban heat islands; tropical cities
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Date Deposited:	19 Oct 2020 23:56
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