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Heat and the Indian City

Measurement, Policy and Adaptation

  • Editor Dr. Arvind Subramaniam · Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
  • Editor Prof. Leila Haddad · American University of Beirut

About this book

Selected and revised papers from the Lighthouse Symposium on Urban Heat, held in Ahmedabad in February 2026. Nineteen contributions across measurement, epidemiology, building science and policy, including the sensor-network results that prompted three states to revise their heat action plan triggers. Published open access within sixty days of the symposium, as all Lighthouse proceedings are.

Table of contents

  1. Symposium IntroductionArvind Subramaniam & Leila Haddad10.53456/book.2026.heat-and-the.01p. 1
  2. Sensor Networks in Informal SettlementsArvind Subramaniam10.53456/book.2026.heat-and-the.02p. 11
  3. Heat Mortality: What the Death Registers MissAnjali Sen10.53456/book.2026.heat-and-the.03p. 43
  4. Roofing Materials and Indoor Thermal LoadSofia Marchetti10.53456/book.2026.heat-and-the.04p. 72
  5. Heat Action Plans: A Review of Twenty-Three Indian CitiesNgozi Adeyemi10.53456/book.2026.heat-and-the.05p. 104
  6. Cooling Centres and Who Uses ThemGrace Mwangi10.53456/book.2026.heat-and-the.06p. 141
  7. Panel Discussion: Triggers and ThresholdsEdited transcript10.53456/book.2026.heat-and-the.07p. 188

Every chapter carries its own DOI and can be cited independently of the volume.