FIELD BRIEF · LANDHI TOWN, KARACHI · HEAT SUPPORT
Allah Buksh Goth
5 of the 8 areas within 500 m of Allah Buksh Goth are in Landhi's highest-priority fifth for heat support. The highest ranks 7 of 245. The model is not confident that any of them is in the top fifth; 6 move a lot when the assumptions change (dashed outline).
Provisional. The weights are placeholders until they are set by the project, and distance to a relief centre has no data yet because no centre has been verified in person. Rankings may change.
Lower priority → highest priority, within Landhi. Circle: where OpenStreetMap marks Allah Buksh Goth. Grey: the rest of Landhi. Lines: main roads.
What pushes these areas' scores up
- Further from the nearest clinic or hospital (8 of 8 areas)
- The ground here gets hotter on summer afternoons (5 of 8 areas)
- Little greenery or shade (1 of 8 areas)
Worth checking on the ground
- Where do people go to cool down, and is there drinking water there?
- How long are the power cuts here in the hot months?
- Where do older people or young children live who may struggle in the heat?
- Is the map wrong about anywhere here? That is the most useful thing to know.
| Rank | Priority | Confidence | Ground °C | People* | 60+ / under 5* | Green | Clinic (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Higher priority for support | uncertain | 44.9 | 350 | 54 | 17% | 1,685 |
| 13 | Higher priority for support | uncertain | 45.0 | 220 | 34 | 42% | 2,088 |
| 26 | Higher priority for support | uncertain | 43.7 | 560 | 86 | 29% | 2,436 |
| 37 | Higher priority for support | uncertain | 43.4 | 450 | 69 | 20% | 2,120 |
| 38 | Higher priority for support | uncertain | 45.4 | 60 | 10 | 37% | 1,948 |
| 52 | Middle of the range | uncertain | 42.9 | 560 | 86 | 1% | 2,111 |
| 171 | Lower priority for support | confidently out | 43.1 | 270 | 42 | 85% | 2,043 |
| 245 | Lower priority for support | confidently out | 42.5 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1,866 |
What this cannot tell you.
*People are modelled, and the model counts about half the people the 2023 census found
in Landhi: compare areas, never read them as headcounts. Ground temperature is the
surface, not the air, and says nothing about humidity. Power cuts are not included,
although they are a large part of why heat harms people here. This describes areas, not
the people in them, and is never a verdict on a neighbourhood.
Notes from the visit