A SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING OF EXTREME HEAT VULNERABILITY IN MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA

abstract: This dissertation explores vulnerability to extreme heat hazards in the Maricopa County, Arizona metropolitan region. By engaging an interdisciplinary approach, I uncover the epidemiological, historical-geographical, and mitigation dimensions of human vulnerability to extreme heat in a rap...

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Other Authors: Declet-Barreto, Juan (Author)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.20820