The relationship of historical redlining with present-day neighborhood environmental and health outcomes: a scoping review and conceptual model
Abstract Following the Great Depression and related home foreclosures, the federal
government established new agencies to facilitate access to affordable home mortgages …
government established new agencies to facilitate access to affordable home mortgages …
Treatment and prevention of heat-related illness
C Sorensen, J Hess - New England Journal of Medicine, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Key Clinical Points Treatment and Prevention of Heat-Related Illness Climate change is
causing increasingly frequent and severe heat waves, resulting in increases in the incidence …
causing increasingly frequent and severe heat waves, resulting in increases in the incidence …
Historical redlining is associated with present-day air pollution disparities in US cities
HM Lane, R Morello-Frosch, JD Marshall… - … science & technology …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Communities of color in the United States are systematically exposed to higher levels of air
pollution. We explore here how redlining, a discriminatory mortgage appraisal practice from …
pollution. We explore here how redlining, a discriminatory mortgage appraisal practice from …
Does green infrastructure affect housing prices via extreme heat and air pollution mitigation? A focus on green and climate gentrification in Los Angeles County, 2000 …
Climate threats' increased frequency and intensity have recently severely threatened human
health. In particular, racial/ethnic minority people have been disproportionately exposed to …
health. In particular, racial/ethnic minority people have been disproportionately exposed to …
[HTML][HTML] Assessing heat vulnerability and multidimensional inequity: Lessons from indexing the performance of Australian capital cities
Increased extreme heat, driven by rapid urbanisation and climate change, has caused
increasing heat-related deaths, and posed significant threats to vulnerable populations …
increasing heat-related deaths, and posed significant threats to vulnerable populations …
Green gentrification, social justice, and climate change in the literature: conceptual origins and future directions
While global urban development is increasingly oriented towards strategies to facilitate
green urbanism, potential community trade-offs are largely overlooked. This article presents …
green urbanism, potential community trade-offs are largely overlooked. This article presents …
Concurrent heat and air pollution exposures among people experiencing homelessness
Background: Extreme heat and air pollution are important human health concerns; exposure
can affect mental and physical well-being, particularly during periods of co-occurrence. Yet …
can affect mental and physical well-being, particularly during periods of co-occurrence. Yet …
Environmental health: a position paper from the American College of Physicians
R Crowley, S Mathew, D Hilden… - Annals of Internal …, 2022 - acpjournals.org
Environmental health refers to the health effects associated with environmental factors, such
as air pollution, water contamination, and climate change. Environmental hazards are …
as air pollution, water contamination, and climate change. Environmental hazards are …
Disaster microbiology—a new field of study
DFQ Smith, A Casadevall - MBio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Natural and human-made disasters can cause tremendous physical damage, societal
change, and suffering. In addition to their effects on people, disasters have been shown to …
change, and suffering. In addition to their effects on people, disasters have been shown to …
Creating building-level, three-dimensional digital models of historic urban neighborhoods from Sanborn Fire Insurance maps using machine learning
Sanborn Fire Insurance maps contain a wealth of building-level information about US cities
dating back to the late 19th century. They are a valuable resource for studying changes in …
dating back to the late 19th century. They are a valuable resource for studying changes in …