Construction Research Congress 2022,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 31 - 37
Published: March 18, 2024
Climate
change
has
led
to
an
unprecedented
increase
in
the
frequency
and
intensity
of
heat
waves
around
world.
Excessive
can
result
life-threatening
situations
for
citizens,
especially
seniors,
children,
people
with
chronic
illnesses.
Therefore,
it
is
vital
that
all
vulnerable
populations,
have
access
air
conditioning
or
other
cooling
mechanisms
during
waves.
This
emphasizes
criticality
electrical
infrastructure
save
lives
these
extreme
events.
Previous
studies
indicated
existing
systems
are
not
equitably
serving
citizens
due
unjust
urban
development.
The
first
step
fundamentally
transform
processes
better
understand
problem
through
evidence-based
data-driven
methods.
this
study
aims
inequity
issues
related
citizens'
electricity
More
specifically,
empirically
examine
(1)
whether
there
a
statistically
significant
association
between
socioeconomic
status
their
exposure
excessive
heat,
(2)
if
reliability
outcomes
set
stage
equitable
development
just
systems.
Environment International,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
191, P. 108988 - 108988
Published: Aug. 30, 2024
Anthropogenic
climate
change
has
resulted
in
a
significant
rise
extreme
heat
events,
exerting
considerable
but
unequal
impacts
on
morbidity
and
mortality.
Numerous
studies
have
identified
inequities
exposure
across
different
groups,
social
identities
often
been
viewed
isolation
from
each
other.
Children
(5
under)
older
adults
(65
older)
also
face
elevated
risks
of
heat-related
health
impacts.
We
employ
an
intersectional
cross-classificatory
approach
to
analyze
the
distribution
between
sociodemographic
categories
split
into
age
groups
contiguous
US.
utilize
high-resolution
daily
air
temperature
data
establish
three
census
tract-level
metrics
(i.e.,
average
summer
temperature,
waves,
island
days).
pair
those
with
American
Community
Survey
estimates
racial/ethnic,
socioeconomic,
disability
status
by
calculate
population
weighted
mean
exposures
absolute
disparity
metrics.
Our
findings
indicate
few
substantive
differences
overall,
more
substantial
within
children
socially
marginalized
backgrounds
facing
greater
than
similar
backgrounds.
When
looking
at
age,
people
color
any
without
insurance
emerge
as
most
exposed
groups.
This
study
identifies
who
are
heat.
Policy
program
interventions
aimed
reducing
should
take
these
disparities
account
achieve
equity
objectives.
GeoHealth,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
7(11)
Published: Nov. 1, 2023
Abstract
Shoreline
cities
are
influenced
by
both
urban‐scale
processes
and
land‐water
interactions,
with
consequences
on
heat
exposure
its
disparities.
Heat
studies
over
these
have
focused
air
skin
temperature,
even
though
moisture
advection
from
water
bodies
can
also
modulate
stress.
Here,
using
an
ensemble
of
model
simulations
covering
Chicago,
we
find
that
Lake
Michigan
strongly
reduces
(2.75°C
reduction
in
maximum
average
temperature
Chicago)
stress
(maximum
wet
bulb
globe
reduced
0.86°C)
during
the
day,
while
urbanization
enhances
them
at
night
(2.75
1.57°C
increases
minimum
respectively).
We
demonstrate
urban
lake
impacts
(particularly
temperature),
including
their
extremes,
lake‐to‐land
gradients,
stronger
than
corresponding
stress,
partly
due
to
humidity‐related
feedback.
Likewise,
environmental
disparities
across
community
areas
Chicago
seen
for
much
higher
(1.29°C
increase
values
per
$10,000
median
income
capita)
(0.50°C
increase)
(0.23°C
increase).
The
results
call
consistent
use
physiologically
relevant
metrics
accurately
capture
public
health
implications
urbanization.
npj Urban Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
4(1)
Published: Feb. 1, 2024
Abstract
Understanding
the
relationship
between
spatial
structures
of
cities
and
environmental
hazard
exposures
is
essential
for
urban
health
sustainability
planning.
However,
a
critical
knowledge
gap
exists
in
terms
extent
to
which
socio-spatial
networks
shaped
by
human
mobility
exacerbate
or
alleviate
heat
populations
cities.
In
this
study,
we
utilize
location-based
data
construct
twenty
metropolitan
areas
U.S.
The
are
analyzed
conjunction
with
characteristics
areas.
We
identify
high
low
exposure
evaluate
visitation
patterns
residing
other
similar
dissimilar
exposure.
results
reveal
presence
traps
majority
studied
areas,
wherein
high-heat
primarily
visited
zones.
Specifically,
such
as
Los
Angeles,
Boston,
Chicago
were
particularly
pronounced
traps.
also
show
small
percentage
produce
escalation
escapes.
findings
from
study
provide
better
understanding
based
on
mobility.
These
contribute
broader
intersection
network
dynamics
inform
more
integrated
design
planning
promote
sustainability.
Construction Research Congress 2022,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 31 - 37
Published: March 18, 2024
Climate
change
has
led
to
an
unprecedented
increase
in
the
frequency
and
intensity
of
heat
waves
around
world.
Excessive
can
result
life-threatening
situations
for
citizens,
especially
seniors,
children,
people
with
chronic
illnesses.
Therefore,
it
is
vital
that
all
vulnerable
populations,
have
access
air
conditioning
or
other
cooling
mechanisms
during
waves.
This
emphasizes
criticality
electrical
infrastructure
save
lives
these
extreme
events.
Previous
studies
indicated
existing
systems
are
not
equitably
serving
citizens
due
unjust
urban
development.
The
first
step
fundamentally
transform
processes
better
understand
problem
through
evidence-based
data-driven
methods.
this
study
aims
inequity
issues
related
citizens'
electricity
More
specifically,
empirically
examine
(1)
whether
there
a
statistically
significant
association
between
socioeconomic
status
their
exposure
excessive
heat,
(2)
if
reliability
outcomes
set
stage
equitable
development
just
systems.
