Necessary Considerations When Framing Urban Heat Resilience as an Infrastructure Issue

Theodore C. Lim

Journal of the American Planning Association, 2024, vol. 90, issue 3, 568-575

Abstract: Conceptualizing urban heat resilience as an infrastructure problem emphasizes the urgency with which we must adapt to global climate change, but also risks ignoring the continued marginalization that vulnerable populations experience as a result of infrastructure decisions. In this Viewpoint, I use my experience with participatory action research (PAR) in building urban heat resilience to show the ways in which an infrastructure framing presents opportunities, and the ways in which planners a) need to be aware of infrastructure as socio-technical systems and b) recognize spatial networks of social capital to appropriately approach interventions that benefit those most likely to be adversely affected by rising temperatures in cities.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2023.2259358

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