Singapore’s resilience to extreme urban heat ranked 19th globally: Savills
Singapore is placed 19th amongst 30 global urban areas best organized to take care of excessive urban temperature in a new Temperature Resilience Index by Savills. The index assesses a place’s average and document high temperatures in 2023 against its ecological practices, social policies and jurisdiction.
European metros control the major ranks, with Helsinki, Copenhagen, and Stockholm taking the top three areas due to their cooler climates and dynamic ecological laws.
Excessive warmth aggravates air pollution, raises the risk of wildfires, and increases the risk of flooding, threatening a center’s appeal as an area to dwell, work, and play and as a site for investment and business development, he adds.
According to Paul Tostevin, Savills’ director of globe research, excessive heat aggravates air deterioration, boosts the threat of wildfire, and enhances the threat of flood. “It threatens the appearance of a city to live, work, and play and as a venue for investment and small business extension,” he claims.
Real estate proprietors should ensure that their estate can adapt to climate changes, future energy-related legislation, and physical threats, including the potential of property issue caused by extreme warm.
Chris Cummings, executive of Savills Earth, emphasises the importance of considering city heat in city planning. He mentions that greater land values facing parklands and water bodies frequently bring on a concentration of taller structures that can create a “wall effect”, capturing warm in the urban environment.
Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul, and Sydney are amongst the top 20 Asia Pacific cities, with Tokyo ranking greatest at 4th place.
