Intra-urban societal vulnerability to extreme heat: The role of heat exposure and the built environment, socioeconomics, and neighborhood stability
| Autor: | Jay S. Golden, Jason Samenow, David M. Mills, Sam P. Gulino, Olga V. Wilhelmi, Christopher K. Uejio |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Health (social science)
Urban Population Climate Geography Planning and Development Vulnerability Heat Stress Disorders Vulnerable Populations Residence Characteristics Risk Factors Environmental health Humans Socioeconomics Socioeconomic status Spatial analysis Built environment Philadelphia biology Arizona Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Extreme Heat Ecological study Environmental Exposure Environmental exposure biology.organism_classification Hazard Geography ROC Curve Socioeconomic Factors Housing Linear Models Phoenix |
| Zdroj: | Health & Place. 17:498-507 |
| ISSN: | 1353-8292 |
| Popis: | Extreme heat is an important weather hazard associated with excess mortality and morbidity. We determine the relative importance of heat exposure and the built environment, socioeconomic vulnerability, and neighborhood stability for heat mortality (Philadelphia, PA, USA) or heat distress (Phoenix, AZ, USA), using an ecologic study design. We use spatial Generalized Linear and Mixed Models to account for non-independence (spatial autocorrelation) between neighboring census block groups. Failing to account for spatial autocorrelation can provide misleading statistical results. Phoenix neighborhoods with more heat exposure, Black, Hispanic, linguistically and socially isolated residents, and vacant households made more heat distress calls. Philadelphia heat mortality neighborhoods were more likely to have low housing values and a higher proportion of Black residents. Our methodology can identify important risk factors and geographic areas to target interventions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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