Urban resilience against environmental disasters: Comparing Lagos and New York

World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 21(2), P. 1909 - 1917

Published: Feb. 28, 2024

Urban resilience against environmental disasters is a critical aspect of sustainable urban development, particularly in megacities like Lagos and New York, which face diverse challenges. This review examines the comparative analysis strategies Lagos, Nigeria, York City, USA, focusing on their responses to disasters. Both cities encounter distinct hazards, including flooding, hurricanes, heatwaves, albeit within different socio-economic contexts. Africa's most populous city, grapples with rapid urbanization, inadequate infrastructure, informal settlements, exacerbating its vulnerability In contrast, global financial hub, confronts challenges posed by dense fabric, aging coastal exposure. Despite differing contextual factors, both strive enhance through various strategies. employs mix top-down bottom-up approaches, emphasizing community engagement, early warning systems, infrastructure improvements mitigate flood risks. Initiatives such as State Resilience Strategy implementation green projects signify efforts adaptive capacity reduce vulnerability. Conversely, City adopts multifaceted approach, integrating policy frameworks, technological innovations, community-based initiatives bolster resilience. Post-Hurricane Sandy, city launched "OneNYC" plan, upgrades, protection measures, climate adaptation withstand future shocks. Comparative reveals convergences divergences While prioritizes grassroots involvement low-cost solutions, emphasizes institutional coordination investment resilient infrastructure. Challenges persist contexts, funding constraints, governance issues, disparities, underscoring need for holistic inclusive frameworks. Understanding nuances contexts can inform interventions best practices transferable across globally. By examining experiences this contributes discourse building capable navigating uncertainties safeguarding well-being populations.

Language: Английский

---

A systematic review of individual, social, and societal resilience factors in response to societal challenges and crises

Communications Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 2(1)

Published: Oct. 5, 2024

Language: Английский

---

Mental Health Promotion and Illness Prevention in Vulnerable Populations

Healthcare, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(5), P. 554 - 554

Published: Feb. 28, 2024

Several cases of social and health inequity have occurred in recent centuries [...].

Language: Английский

---

Neglected and peripheral spaces: Challenges of Socioeconomic Marginalization in a south Carpathian area

Published: June 11, 2024

There has been debate recently on how the population in traditional mining areas of Central and Eastern Europe face precarity marginalization. A spatial approach was employed a Romanian context using available statistical data south Carpathian area (i.e Gorj County), surveys in-depth interviews with residents one rural communities Gorj. Our findings highlight that large number localities this county are technically, economically, socially underdeveloped. Many inhabitants lack financial resources employment opportunities, which led to emigration young people larger cities or other countries. We conclude order avoid much deeper social marginalization local inhabitants, an integrated strategy is needed target economic development, investment infrastructure public services, promotion training better integrate culture traditions into tourism.

Language: Английский

---

Depression Symptoms, Perceived Stress, and Loneliness During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Diverse US Racial-Ethnic Groups

Health Equity, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 7(1), P. 364 - 376

Published: June 1, 2023

Studies have reported increases in psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to estimate associations between race-ethnicity and pandemic among nationally representative samples of all major racial-ethnic groups United States.We conducted a cross-sectional survey December 2020 February 2021 Asian, black/African American, Latino (English Spanish speaking), American Indian/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, white, multiracial adults (n=5500). Distress measures included: anxiety-depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-4 [PHQ-4]), stress (modified Perceived Stress Scale), loneliness-isolation (frequency felt lonely isolated). Multinomial logistic regression models estimated distress, adjusting for demographic health characteristics.Overall, 23.7% moderate/severe symptoms, 34.3% stress, 21.3% feeling lonely-isolated fairly/very often. Compared with white covariates, prevalence was significantly lower Asian (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]=0.44, 95% confidence interval [CI]=0.34-0.58), black (aOR=0.49, CI=0.38-0.63), English-speaking (aOR=0.62, CI=0.45-0.85), Spanish-speaking (aOR=0.31, CI=0.22-0.44), Islander (aOR=0.66, CI=0.49-0.90) adults. Similar trends were seen Worse profiles attenuated after adjustment.Minoritized tended less than Collective experiences cumulative disadvantage could engender shared resiliency/normalization these groups.

Language: Английский

---

A Study on Economic Stressors During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survivors in the United States

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: July 11, 2024

Language: Английский

---

Financial Resilience in China: Conceptual Framework, Risk and Protective Factors, and Empirical Evidence

Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 45(4), P. 852 - 875

Published: Dec. 23, 2023

Language: Английский

---

Social support and living during the COVID-19 pandemic experienced by persons with disabilities: a qualitative study in Munich

Disability & Society, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 24

Published: Feb. 1, 2024

The aim of this study is to better understand how COVID-19 risk and pandemic rules have impacted people with disabilities' access social support, daily life, participation in the society Munich. Data included interviews fifteen disabilities nine experts. content analysis yielded five themes: prevention infection compliance regulations; impact on life; healthcare; support; inclusion. As long as there was continuous were able adapt new restrictions regulations during pandemic, despite fact that not adapted their needs. In addition, lack Internet made it difficult healthcare, which led isolation exclusion. shows support for should be interrupted times crisis but continued more intensively.

Language: Английский

---

Feeling safe together vs. longing for touch. Affective, multisensorial contact in inclusive intra-active virtual/physical dance during the COVID-19 pandemic

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: Feb. 19, 2024

This article explores how feelings of safety were experienced through inclusive virtual/physical dance in relation to experiences touch during the COVID-19 pandemic Finland. The following are measures I took achieve aim this study. First, introduce context previous studies and an example from ethnographic material gained X-Dance festival organized June 2021 Second, explore might help us experience multisensorial related communality when responding wellbeing challenges caused by isolation. Using Laura U. Mark's theory about haptic looking Karen Barad's term intra-action, discuss different possibilities approach as a feeling sense, affective contact, relations between materialities. Third, contrast these ideas with sensations longing for physical that dancing evokes. These invite me reflect on ambivalence intentions restore digitality. two examples my interviews dancers ambivalences. Magdalena Górska's corpo-materiality corpo-affectivity. contribute discussions showing multi-sensorial anti-normative understandings body enabled non-verbal language may toward more inclusiveness society, allowing generate holistic safety, which is another critical post-pandemic times.

Language: Английский

---

Healthcare Access Worsened for Women in Precarious Housing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 61

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

This research aims to gain an in-depth understanding of precariously housed women's experiences related health and access care during the COVID-19 pandemic using a grounded theory approach. Qualitative data were obtained through interviews with 17 women from Izmir, Turkey. Poor among most participants was primarily attributed unfavorable living conditions weakened community networks. The exacerbated existing issues due barriers in accessing basic needs. Food insecurity widespread critical role aid inadequacy social assistance securing food emphasized. Women's perceptions significantly shaped by gender, gendered caregiving duties have restricted healthcare access. Access also limited financial challenges, insurance being crucial determinant. Longer waiting times, often appointment system, language significant findings propose that precarized blindness measures vulnerabilities, which resulted deeper inequalities housing, food, employment, addresses political, commercial, determinants health. Improving wellbeing requires implementation public policies targeting improve housing quality, provide targeted insecurity, promote gender inclusiveness, foster empowerment.

Language: Английский

---