A localized index-based approach to assess heatwave vulnerability and climate change adaptation strategies: A case study of formal and informal settlements of Lahore, Pakistan

Irfan Ahmad Rana^a✉, Laila Sikander^a, Zainab Khalid^b, Adnan Nawaz^c, Fawad Ahmed Najam^d, Sibghat Ullah Khan^e, Ayman Aslam^a

1. ^aDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (SCEE), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12 Sector, 44000 Islamabad, Pakistan
2. ^bDepartment of Development Studies, COMSATS University Islamabad-Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
3. ^cDepartment of Civil Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad, Wah Campus, Pakistan
4. ^dNUST Institute of Civil Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (SCEE), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12 Sector, 44000 Islamabad, Pakistan
5. ^eDepartment of Civil Engineering, CECOS University of IT and Emerging Sciences, Peshawar 25000, Pakistan
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