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Dr. Vivek Shandas

Professor of Urban Studies and Planning
Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, United States

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Research biography & scholarly focus

Dr. Shandas is an internationally renowned climate adaptation scientist who founded the Sustaining Urban Places Research Lab (SUPR Lab), mapping urban heat islands across global cities.

Primary Subject Domain: ENVIRONMENT
Department / Faculty: Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning
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