Building resilience to extreme weather events in Phoenix: Considering contaminated sites and disadvantaged communities.

Autor:	Sinha P; RTI International, 3040 E. Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, United States., Fry M; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460, United States., Julius S; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460, United States., Truesdale R; RTI International, 3040 E. Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, United States., Cajka J; RTI International, 3040 E. Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, United States., Eddy M; RTI International, 3040 E. Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, United States., Doraiswamy P; RTI International, 3040 E. Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, United States., Albright R; City of Phoenix, City Manager's Office, 200 W. Washington St., 14th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003, United States., Riemenschneider J; City of Phoenix, City Manager's Office, 200 W. Washington St., 14th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003, United States., Potzler M; City of Phoenix, City Manager's Office, 200 W. Washington St., 14th Floor, Phoenix, AZ 85003, United States., Lim B; RTI International, 3040 E. Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, United States., Richkus J; RTI International, 3040 E. Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, United States., O'Neal M; RTI International, 3040 E. Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, United States.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Climate risk management [Clim Risk Manag] 2024 Feb 06; Vol. 43, pp. 1-18.
DOI:	10.1016/j.crm.2024.100586
Abstrakt:	The interplay of contaminated sites, climate change, and disadvantaged communities are a growing concern worldwide. Worsening extreme events may result in accidental contaminant releases from sites and waste facilities that may impact nearby communities. If such communities are already suffering from environmental, economic, health, or social burdens, they may face disproportionate impacts. Equitable resilience planning to address effects of extreme events requires information on where the impacts may be, when they may occur, and who might be impacted. Because resources are often scarce for these communities, conducting detailed modeling may be cost-prohibitive. By considering indicators for four sources of vulnerability (changing extreme heat conditions, contaminated sites, contaminant transport via wind, and population sensitivities) in one holistic framework, we provide a scientifically robust approach that can assist planners with prioritizing resources and actions. These indicators can serve as screening measures to identify communities that may be impacted most and isolate the reasons for these impacts. Through a transdisciplinary case study conducted in Maricopa County (Arizona, USA), we demonstrate how the framework and geospatial indicators can be applied to inform plans for preparedness, response, and recovery from the effects of extreme heat on contaminated sites and nearby populations. The indicators employed in this demonstration can be applied to other locations with contaminated sites to build community resilience to future climate impacts. Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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