Thermal-risk intervention priority (Earth 2026)

Vulnerability & census

Planning screen combining high heat risk index with strong local demographic sensitivity. Use this to see who lives in hotter areas and where social sensitivity is highest.

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Map classes: critical_hotspot, climate_hotspot, demographic_sensitive, stable

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What it shows

Critical hotspot (high heat risk index + high β_DSI), climate hotspot, demographic-sensitive, or stable. Planning screen combining high heat risk index with demographic sensitivity.

Data sources

heat risk index 2024 + local regression β_DSI quartile thresholds (Earth 2026 Fig. 7 analogue).

How it was prepared

Map adaptation of the cited study — same neighbourhood unit and index structure, not the full 2001–2024 longitudinal analysis. Only Census 2021 is available in this project (no 2001 census neighbourhood tables). Paper (Fig. 7): median split on ΔHRPI × β_DSI. Here: upper quartiles on heat risk index 2024 × β_DSI — same planning idea, different variable and thresholds; not a reproduction of published priority zones.

Citation

Bečić, D.; Gašparović, M. (2026). Disentangling Climate and Demographic Drivers of Urban Heat Risk: A Geographically Weighted Regression Analysis of Zagreb (2001–2024). Earth, 7, 72. DOI: 10.3390/earth7030072