Open AccessFacilitators and Barriers for Keeping Cool in an Urban Heat Island: Perspectives from Residents of an Environmental Justice Community
Author(s) -
Alina M. McIntyre,
Madeleine K. Scammell,
Maria Pilar Botana Martinez,
Leila Heidari,
Abgel Negassa,
Roseann Bongiovanni,
M. Patricia Fabian
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
environmental justice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1939-4071
pISSN - 1937-5174
DOI - 10.1089/env.2022.0019
Subject(s) - environmental justice , coping (psychology) , qualitative research , immigration , urban heat island , vulnerability (computing) , psychological intervention , environmental health , gerontology , psychology , geography , medicine , sociology , nursing , ecology , clinical psychology , social science , meteorology , computer security , archaeology , computer science , biology
Extreme heat is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality during summer months in the United States. Risk of heat exposure and associated health outcomes are disproportionately experienced by people with lower incomes, people of color, and/or immigrant populations.