Singapore’s resilience to extreme urban heat ranked 19th globally: Savills
Chris Cummings, executive of Savills Earth, emphasises the value of considering urban temperature in city planning. He mentions that greater land worths facing parklands and water bodies frequently result in a concentration of taller structures that can produce a “wall effect”, capturing warmth in the metropolitan atmosphere.
According to Paul Tostevin, Savills’ director of world research, excessive heat aggravates air contamination, enhances the threat of wildfire, and increases the danger of flooding. “It undermines the beauty of a city to locate, work, and play and as a venue for investment and establishment expansion,” he says.
Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul, and Sydney are amongst the top 20 Asia Pacific cities, with Tokyo ranking highest at fourth place.
European urban areas reign over the top ranks, with Helsinki, Copenhagen, and Stockholm taking the very top 3 areas as a result of their cooler climates and dynamic environmental protocols.
Singapore is rated 19th among 30 global metropolitan areas best equipped to manage excessive city heat in a new Temperature Resilience Index by Savills. The index analyzes a metro’s usual and record high temperatures in 2023 against its environmental practices, social plans and jurisdiction.
Real estate proprietors must ensure that their estate can adjust to climate modifications, future energy-related regulation, and physical dangers, such as the possibility of structure issue created by extreme warmth.
Too much warm exacerbates air contamination, boosts the danger of wildfires, and enhances the threat of flooding, weakening a metro’s attractiveness as an area to reside, work, and play and as a location for investment and organization growth, he includes.
