FIELD BRIEF · LANDHI TOWN, KARACHI · HEAT SUPPORT
Landhi Sector 21
6 of the 8 areas within 500 m of Landhi Sector 21 are in Landhi's highest-priority fifth for heat support. The highest ranks 2 of 245. The model is confident that 5 are in the top fifth; 2 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 Landhi Sector 21. Grey: the rest of Landhi. Lines: main roads.
What pushes these areas' scores up
- The ground here gets hotter on summer afternoons (8 of 8 areas)
- Further from the nearest clinic or hospital (5 of 8 areas)
- Little greenery or shade (5 of 8 areas)
- More people live in this area (2 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Higher priority for support | confidently in | 45.4 | 701 | 108 | 8% | 1,234 |
| 3 | Higher priority for support | confidently in | 44.8 | 731 | 113 | 1% | 1,459 |
| 5 | Higher priority for support | confidently in | 44.9 | 761 | 117 | 3% | 1,207 |
| 12 | Higher priority for support | confidently in | 45.3 | 660 | 102 | 8% | 777 |
| 27 | Higher priority for support | uncertain | 44.7 | 550 | 85 | 6% | 829 |
| 31 | Higher priority for support | confidently in | 44.5 | 791 | 122 | 18% | 1,011 |
| 51 | Middle of the range | uncertain | 44.0 | 460 | 71 | 21% | 1,365 |
| 62 | Middle of the range | confidently out | 44.4 | 500 | 77 | 19% | 788 |
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