Neighborhood Effects on Heat Deaths: Social and Environmental Predictors of Vulnerability in Maricopa County, Arizona

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Authors

Sharon L. Harlan · Arizona State University

Juan Declet‐Barreto · Arizona State University

William L. Stefanov · Applications Research (United States)

Diana B. Petitti · Arizona State University

Abstract

Place-based indicators of vulnerability complement analyses of person-level heat risk factors. Surface temperature might be used in Maricopa County to identify the most heat-vulnerable neighborhoods, but more attention to the socioecological complexities of climate adaptation is needed.

Topics & Keywords

Climate Change and Health Impacts Health disparities and outcomes Air Quality and Health Impacts

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Climate actionSustainable cities and communities

Publication Details

Published in: Environmental Health Perspectives

Volume 121, Issue 2, pp. 197-204

DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1104625

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