VULNERABILITY TO TEMPERATURE-RELATED HAZARDS: A META-ANALYSIS AND META-KNOWLEDGE APPROACH

摘要

This article conducts a meta-analysis of 54 papers looking at urban vulnerability to temperature-related hazards, covering 222 urban areas all over the world. The authors find that the vast majority of papers are focusing on establishing the epidemiological linkages between temperature and mortality, with very few attempting to understand the inherent structural drivers and mechanisms determining differences in vulnerability to temperature-related hazards within and across communities and cities.