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February 14, 2026npj Urban SustainabilityOpen Access

Seeking protection in times of turbulence: A methodology to assess and optimise the location of indoor climate shelters

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ADA. Divasson-JAMAna M. MacarullaJGJ. Ignacio Garcia

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The study evaluates accessibility and optimizes indoor climate shelters in urban areas, suggesting improvements for better public health safety.

Key Points

  • This research aims to develop a methodology for assessing and optimizing the location of indoor climate shelters to enhance urban resilience to climate threats.
  • Evaluated existing and potential shelters based on spatial accessibility and operating hours
  • Applied a time-sensitive accessibility analysis
  • Used a prioritisation algorithm to identify gaps in coverage
  • Tested the refined strategy across multiple cities using the AccessiCity model
  • Achieved over 60% maximum potential coverage in 74.81% of the cities studied
  • Exceeded 40% coverage in 96.18% of the cases
  • Highlighted the significance of urban density, climate context, and typology

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Divasson-J et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699011b32ccff479cfe5899dhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-026-00356-7
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