The Role of Individual and Small-Area Social and Environmental Factors on Heat Vulnerability to Mortality Within and Outside of the Home in Boston, MA

• Published in: Climate (Basel) Vol. 8; no. 2; p. 29
• Main Authors: Williams, Augusta, Allen, Joseph, Catalano, Paul, Spengler, John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.02.2020
• Subjects: Buildings; Built environment; Census; Censuses; Climate change; Climate change mitigation; Cooling; Daily temperatures; Drug abuse; Energy efficiency; Environmental factors; Fatalities; Heat; Heat index; Heat waves; Heatwaves; Hispanic people; Humidity data; Low income groups; Mitigation; Mortality; Socioeconomic factors; Temperature; Urban environments; Urban heat islands; Urban planning; Vulnerability; Warm seasons; United States > US; Massachusetts; extreme heat; heat-related mortality; urban heat island; built environment; urban resilience; climate change

Climate change is resulting in heatwaves that are more frequent, severe, and longer lasting, which is projected to double-to-triple the heat-related mortality in Boston, MA if adequate climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies are not implemented. A case-only analysis was used to examine s...