Climate vulnerability and housing in arid zones: first approaches in Torreón, Coahuila

The main aim of this work is to identify, and contrast, whether or not there are vulnerability conditions, according to the air and external surface temperatures recorded at the houses analyzed in the study area. For this work, the "Risk and Vulnerability Assessment," proposed by the Unite...

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Autores: Quiroa Herrera, Jaime Andrés, González Calderón, Alleck Johnnathan, Villanueva Solís, Jorge
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Academia XXII
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/85765
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/aca/article/view/85765
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Housing
climatic vulnerability
arid zones
thermal comfort
Vivienda
Vulnerabilidad climática
zonas áridas
confort térmico
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Sumario:The main aim of this work is to identify, and contrast, whether or not there are vulnerability conditions, according to the air and external surface temperatures recorded at the houses analyzed in the study area. For this work, the "Risk and Vulnerability Assessment," proposed by the United Nations to assess Climate Vulnerability, is taken as a methodological reference; data collection of air and surface temperatures outside six selected homes was carried out, and the results were then compared with each other, to identify if there are elements of vulnerability in hot locations. The results show that, according to the cases analyzed, there are elements to affirm that vulnerability does exist, depending on the temperatures, and that it may increase if the climate change scenarios for the region are taken into account.