The Politics of Extreme Heat in Urban South Asia

Author Affiliation

  • Dr. Nausheen H. Anwar is a professor of city and regional planning at the Institute of Business Administration in Karachi and a researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development.

Faculty / School

School of Economics and Social Sciences (SESS)

Department

Department of Social Sciences & Liberal Arts

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Article

Source Publication

Current History

ISSN

0011-3530

Disciplines

Urban Studies and Planning

Abstract

Home to a quarter of the world’s population, South Asia is at the forefront of extreme heat. The politics of extreme heat in South Asia involves the social implications of its effects on poor and vulnerable populations, especially those living in urban low-income and informal settlements. In Pakistan, extreme heat is the most overlooked dynamic in the broader discourse on climate change. Unless we recognize how histories of exclusion have shaped the present-day context in cities like Karachi, the risk management of extreme heat will remain only a partial response, at best.

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Nausheen H. Anwar; The Politics of Extreme Heat in Urban South Asia. Current History 1 April 2025; 124 (861): 136–141. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/curh.2025.124.861.136

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