With partial funding support from HKUST Institute of Emerging Market Studies with support from EY
PrincipaI investigator
Dr. Laurence L. DELINA
Research postgraduate students
Ms. Jazmin Jifei CHEN
Ms. Johanne Rei CASTRO
Ms. Rainbow Yi Hung LAM
Ms. Sharon Feliza Ann MACAGBA
Spatial Specialist
Mr. Homer PAGKALINAWAN
Student helpers
Ms. Samantha PITOY (Summer 2024)
Mr. Terry Zerui LI (Summer 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025)
The prevalence of extended periods of scorching days and nights has evolved into a global concern, but perhaps nowhere is the hazard of extreme heat more alarming than in urban environments. This is due to the urban infrastructure absorbing and reflecting more heat than the surrounding natural environments. However, the collective impacts of extreme weather events and the built environment vary significantly among populations, with vulnerable groups usually shouldering the harshest consequences. This injustice becomes more conspicuous in rapidly urbanising and densely populated urban centres. This project employs a mixed-method research design, integrating spatial, quantitative, and qualitative methodologies and using multiple social science methods.
Heat CARE2024 Climate Adaptation and Resilience Conference: Surviving the Heat
Academic Conference, 6 and 7 May 2024, at HKUST. Link to Abstracts and Speaker Bios.
Public Forum, 8 May 2024 at HKUST Business School Central. Link to Event Recording.
Dataset: Pagkalinawan, H., Delina, L. and Macagba, S.F.A. (2024). Gridded dataset on land surface temperature and selected environmental and economic features in Southeast Asian metropolises, Data in Brief 56:110848
Working paper: Chen, J. and Delina, L. Impact of extreme heat on older adults’ mental well-being: A scoping review.
Working paper: Lam, Y.H. and Delina, L. Financing structural and non-structural extreme heat adaptation measures in Southeast Asian cities: Statuses and prospects
Working paper: Castro, J.R.R. and Delina, L. Integrated policy and AI-assisted technology responses to extreme heat in urban environments.
Working paper: Pagkalinawan, H., Delina, L. and Macagba, S.F.A. Mapping the High-Risk Clusters and Analysing the Drivers of Extreme Heat in Southeast Asian Metropolises
Working paper: Macagba, S.F.A. and Delina, L. The state and future of extreme heat studies in Southeast Asian megacities: Risks, impacts, and adaptation strategies in a warming world.
Working paper: Macagba, S.F.A., Delina, L. and Pagkalinawan, H. Unequal heat, unequal burdens: A geospatial examination of the disproportionate exposure of vulnerable populations to extreme heat in Quezon City, Philippines.
Poster: Johanne Rei Castro, Delina, LL and Kira Matus. (2024). Promoting extreme heat awareness. HeatCARE2024: Climate Adaptation and Resilience Conference 2024: Surviving the Heat. HKUST. 6 and 7 May.
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Poster: Jazmin Jifei Chen, Delina, LL and Xiaoming Shi. (2024). Extreme heat risks on the mental well-being of older adults in fast-urbanising China. HeatCARE2024: Climate Adaptation and Resilience Conference 2024: Surviving the Heat. HKUST. 6 and 7 May.
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Poster: Rainbow Yi Hung Lam, Delina, LL and Alexis Lau. (2024). Towards Inter-city collaboration on adaptation finance. HeatCARE2024: Climate Adaptation and Resilience Conference 2024: Surviving the Heat. HKUST. 6 and 7 May.
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Poster: Sharon Feliza Ann Macagba, Delina, LL and Kira Matus. (2024). Multidimensionality of risks and impacts of extreme urban heat on the social and mental wellbeing of vulnerable populations in Southeast Asian Cities. HeatCARE2024: Climate Adaptation and Resilience Conference 2024: Surviving the Heat. HKUST. 6 and 7 May.
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