TY - JOUR
T1 - Wet-bulb Temperature and Sea-level Rise in the United Arab Emirates–Planning Responses
AU - Bolleter, Julian
AU - Grace, Bill
AU - Hooper, Paula
AU - Foster, Sarah
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Increased heat stress and sea-level rise, associated with climate change could threaten the viability of some cities by the latter part of this century. This paper reviews urban development patterns in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, and concludes these cities are highly vulnerable to elevated wet-bulb temperatures and sea level rise. This is predominantly due to the focus of development along the Gulf coastline, where these issues are concentrated. In response, this paper ventures regional planning responses to adapt to these threats through decentralising populations to inland areas.
AB - Increased heat stress and sea-level rise, associated with climate change could threaten the viability of some cities by the latter part of this century. This paper reviews urban development patterns in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, and concludes these cities are highly vulnerable to elevated wet-bulb temperatures and sea level rise. This is predominantly due to the focus of development along the Gulf coastline, where these issues are concentrated. In response, this paper ventures regional planning responses to adapt to these threats through decentralising populations to inland areas.
KW - Abu Dhabi
KW - Arabian Gulf
KW - climate change
KW - climate responsive design
KW - Dubai
KW - Heat stress
KW - sea-level rise
KW - Wet-bulb temperature
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85102951575&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/02697459.2020.1859199
DO - 10.1080/02697459.2020.1859199
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85102951575
VL - 36
SP - 408
EP - 429
JO - Planning, Practice and Research
JF - Planning, Practice and Research
SN - 0269-7459
IS - 4
ER -