Environmental justice for vulnerable Florida children in hurricane aftermath

A literature review was conducted to identify environmental and socioeconomic factors that affect vulnerability and resilience of communities in the event of a hurricane, particularly children in selected communities in South Florida. Qualitative data analyses mobilizing GIS visualization were used...

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Published inInternational public health journal Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 399 - 408
Main Authors Singh, Manmit, Avery, Dylan, Mac, Valerie Vi Thien
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hauppauge Nova Science Publishers, Inc 01.10.2018
Subjects
Children
Children & youth
Childrens health
Climate change
Communities
Demographics
Disease
Environmental health
Environmental justice
Environmental risk
Hazards
Health disparities
Hurricanes
Internet
Literature reviews
Mental disorders
Mental health care
Pediatrics
Population
Post traumatic stress disorder
Qualitative analysis
Sea level
Social factors
Socioeconomic data
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomics
Weather hazards
United States > US
Florida
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Summary:A literature review was conducted to identify environmental and socioeconomic factors that affect vulnerability and resilience of communities in the event of a hurricane, particularly children in selected communities in South Florida. Qualitative data analyses mobilizing GIS visualization were used to display spatial patterns of hurricane hazards and demographic vulnerability factors across Floridian counties. Results showed that, while environmental vulnerability is a reality in the entire state of Florida, socioeconomic vulnerability varies widely throughout the state. Further, counties in Florida that are highly vulnerable according to the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) are also the counties with the greatest proportional population of children under the age of 18 years old. While conducting analyses, several challenges in vulnerability assessment were identified, including but not limited to, the need for more refined indicators of environmental risk to better represent vulnerable populations.
ISSN:1947-4989
2374-1023