A Sustainable Urban Resilience Framework Towards Mitigating the Urban Heat Island Effect in Indian Metropolis

Rapid proliferation of urbanization in India has led to increasing land surface temperature (LST) especially in the Indian metropolis. As a result, the complete country is witnessing extreme temperature alterations. The Urban Heat Island (UHI) is a phenomenon, where urban areas face significantly higher temperatures than their rural surroundings due to human activity and infrastructure. This offers serious risks to public health & productivity, environmental sustainability, and economic stability. This manuscript examines the causes and the ensuing consequences of the UHI effect wrt India. We also outline a sustainable urban resilience framework, to check the increasing temperatures in Indian cities. The paper stresses on the need to include these strategies into urban planning to achieve a livable, sustainable future.