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Research in policy and practice · No. 51 · 2021 update · English edition 2023
Urban-heat research in Québec public-health guidance
Institut national de santé publique du Québec · Urban Heat Island Mitigation Strategies
- Role
- Co-author of cited research
- Host
- Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ)
Urban design supporting heat adaptation
Québec’s national public-health institute draws on research co-authored by Professor Amir in its urban heat-island guidance. It uses the comparative study of Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Hong Kong when explaining how urban greening, building materials and urban form affect city temperatures.
A collaboration across urban-climate research
The Cities review was co-authored by Ardalan Aflaki, Mahsan Mirnezhad, Amir, Ali Ghaffarianhoseini, Hossein Omrany, Zhi-Hua Wang and Hashem Akbari. The institute’s 2021 update, available in a 2023 English edition, brings this research into a public-health resource for heat-mitigation decisions.
