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During the mid-part of the last decade, when the population growth rate was at its highest, the Phoenix area experienced rapid development and urban sprawl. The result has been an intensification of the Urban Heat Island effect. In this edition

During the mid-part of the last decade, when the population growth rate was at its highest, the Phoenix area experienced rapid development and urban sprawl. The result has been an intensification of the Urban Heat Island effect. In this edition of Decades, author Sally Wittlinger discusses this uncomfortable consequence of urbanization.

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Title
  • Sustainability: The Urban Heat Island
Date Created
2010-01-31
Resource Type
  • Text
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      ASU 12.3:D 32/1:10
    Note
    • Decades ; volume 1, issue 10
    • The Arizona Indicators Panel is a partnership of Arizona State University, The Arizona Republic, Arizona Community Foundation, Valley of the Sun United Way, and the Arizona Dept. of Commerce.

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