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How can different forms of data ranging from large-scale environmental datasets to lived experiences be brought into meaningful dialogue in urban heat research and practice?
What methodological approaches enable the integration or co-existence of Big Data and Thick Data in understanding urban heat across contexts?
How can insights from both data forms inform more responsive, inclusive, and context-aware policy, design, and planning practices?
We invited original Extended Abstract (~800 words excluding the references + 1-2 images) in the above tracks and the following formats:
Research Papers
Case Studies
Dense Position Papers
Practice-Based Work (including design and community interventions)
All accepted submissions were included in the Abstract Proceedings
Select presentations will be invited for full papers in the thematic Conference Proceedings
This track focuses on urban heat as it is experienced in everyday life, shaped by social, spatial, and cultural conditions. It invites work that engages with lived realities, diverse vulnerabilities, and local knowledge systems.
Indicative themes:
Everyday experiences of heat in diverse urban contexts
Heat Vulnerabilities across age, gender, occupation, and socio-economic conditions
Informality, marginality, and climate justice
Spatio-Cultural practices and coping strategies
Participatory and narrative-based approaches
Health Implications
This track examines how urban heat is captured, analysed, and represented through large-scale datasets and technical systems, while reflecting on their scope and limitations.
Indicative themes:
Remote sensing, GIS, and urban heat mapping
Sensor networks and environmental monitoring
Climate modelling and predictive analytics
Data infrastructures and urban systems
Representation, scale, and data gaps
This track explores how different forms of data can be brought together to inform practice, including planning, design, and governance.
Indicative themes:
Methodological approaches to integrating diverse data forms
Co-production and participatory frameworks
Design and planning responses to urban heat
Policy translation and governance strategies
Context-sensitive and community-informed interventions
Saurabh Tewari, Dept. of Design, IIT Delhi
Abhigyan Singh, IDE, TU Delft
Jay Dhariwal, Dept. of Design, IIT Delhi
Mert Akay, IDE, TU Delft
Himani Kanojia, Dept. of Design, IIT Delhi
Anand Wadwekar, School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal
Ann Francis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi
Anshu Ogra, School of Public Policy, IIT Delhi
Deepty Jain, TRIP-C, IIT Delhi
Emilio Garcia, University of Auckland
Fred Fialho Teixeira, University of Queensland, Brisbane
Faiz Ahmed, School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada
Manu Sobti, University of Queensland, Brisbane
Mohd Feroze, Dept. of Architecture and Planning, NIT Calicut
Rajarshi Dasgupta, School of Public Policy, IIT Delhi
Rama Pandey, School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal
Tania Berger, DU Krems