Singapore’s resilience to extreme urban heat ranked 19th globally: Savills
Singapore is placed 19th out of 30 global urban areas best equipped to manage excessive city temperature in a new Temperature Resilience Index by Savills. The index analyzes a place’s average and log heats in 2023 against its ecological ways, social plans and governance.
Property owners must ensure that their real estate can adapt to environment changes, future energy-related regulation, and physical dangers, like the possibility of structure harm induced by severe heat.
According to Paul Tostevin, Savills’ director of world research, too much heat worsens air pollution, enhances the risk of wildfire, and increases the threat of flood. “It threatens the beauty of a metro to live, work, and play and as a venue for venture and establishment expansion,” he says.
European cities control the major ranks, with Helsinki, Copenhagen, and Stockholm taking the very top three areas because of their colder environments and progressive ecological policies.
Too much warm intensifies air pollution, boosts the danger of wildfires, and heightens the risk of flood, weakening a metro’s appearance as a place to stay, work, and play and as a place for financial investment and business expansion, he adds.
Chris Cummings, executive of Savills Earth, emphasises the value of contemplating city heat in city plan. He mentions that higher land values facing parks and water bodies frequently cause a concentration of taller buildings that can produce a “wall structure effect”, trapping warm in the city atmosphere.
Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul, and Sydney are among the leading 20 Asia Pacific cities, with Tokyo ranking highest at fourth spot.
