Who gets shade? Exposure meets inequality
Top: heat exposure index (high heat + low canopy = red) and income/deprivation. Bottom: the affluent-and-protected vs the poor-and-exposed.
If your city isn't shown here, it may be because suitable surface temperature and/or neighbourhood-level income data could not be sourced at short notice — this project started on Tuesday 24 June 2026.
Exposure index: 50% surface temperature (Landsat 9, 30m) + 50% canopy deficit (Meta/WRI 1m, 2020). Income: INSEE Filosofi 200m (France, 2019). Deprivation: IMD 2025 LSOA (UK). Rent: Zensus 2022 100m (Germany). Quintile-based classification (top/bottom 20%). Unpublished analysis by Dr Thami Croeser, June 2026.
Exposure index: 50% surface temperature (Landsat 9, 30m) + 50% canopy deficit (Meta/WRI 1m, 2020). Income: INSEE Filosofi 200m (France, 2019). Deprivation: IMD 2025 LSOA (UK). Rent: Zensus 2022 100m (Germany). Quintile-based classification (top/bottom 20%). Unpublished analysis by Dr Thami Croeser, June 2026.