Between the rich and poor: exposure and adaptation to heat stress across two urban neighbourhoods in Nigeria

Olumuyiwa Bayode Adegun () and Hezekiah Adedayo Ayoola
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Olumuyiwa Bayode Adegun: University of the Witwatersrand
Hezekiah Adedayo Ayoola: Federal University of Technology

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2022, vol. 24, issue 10, No 20, 11953-11968

Abstract: Abstract With heat stress as a notable climate-related challenge in Africa, the need to limit heat exposure and enhance adaptation becomes important. Behavioural responses and heat-resistant characteristics of residential buildings are key aspects of exposure and adaptation to heat stress. We report a study that investigates heat exposure and adaptation responses across two neighbourhoods of different socio-economic status in Akure, Nigeria. The study involved a survey of 70 residents in each of the neighbourhoods. The study shows differences and commonalities in personal behavioural responses to heat stress, further revealing that education (p

Keywords: Climate adaptation; Residential buildings; Urban inequality; Housing; Heat vulnerability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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