Unplanned Urbanisation Fuels Rising Heat Managing Blue-Green Spaces Key to Mitigation
Urbanisation is coming at the cost of natural blue and green spaces leading to a surge in surface temperatures and exacerbating the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. Researchers warn that without sustainable urban planning or urban centres especially in developing nations like India will face hazardous heat stress, threatening both human health and local ecosystems.
Urbanisation and Rising Temperatures
The C(UN) estimates that by 2050, 68% of the global population will live in urban areas, with 90% of this growth concentrated in Asia and Africa. As a result, the rate of urban land expansion is already twice as fast as population growth, leading to a dramatic transformation of landscapes.
Studies project that by the end of the 21st century, the Land Surface Temperature (LST) could ri...