Using the urban cooling model to map heat risk areas

[carson]

Hi everyone! Just wanted to share a bit of what we’ve been working on. We tested the Urban Cooling Model to map urban heat risk areas. You can check out the paper here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128794. Our goal was to explore how the model can go beyond ecosystem services by combining it with population vulnerability, offering a practical approach for urban planners and decision-makers to identify priority areas for intervention.

Hope you find it interesting!

I’m happy to chat more and exchange ideas!

[jesseG]

Thanks for sharing your interesting work, @carson , and congratulations on your publication!

It reminds me of some of the work our team has done in the United States:

• Food Forests: From Vacant Lands to Vibrant Lands (San Antonio, TX, USA) | Natural Capital Project
• Vibrant Land: The Benefits of Food Forests and Urban Farms in San Antonio
• Food forests and urban farms hold promise of addressing numerous problems at once | Natural Capital Project

[carson]

The work sounds incredibly inspiring and is a great example of how InVEST models can be applied in urban contexts! I’m going to take a look… Thanks for sharing!!