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Health Effects of Coastal Storms and Flooding in Urban Areas : A Review and Vulnerability Assessment
Joint Authors
Matte, Thomas
Wheeler, Katherine
Charles-Guzman, Kizzy
Graber, Nathan
Lane, Kathryn
Abid, Zaynah
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-05-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Coastal storms can take a devastating toll on the public's health.
Urban areas like New York City (NYC) may be particularly at risk, given their dense population, reliance on transportation, energy infrastructure that is vulnerable to flood damage, and high-rise residential housing, which may be hard-hit by power and utility outages.
Climate change will exacerbate these risks in the coming decades.
Sea levels are rising due to global warming, which will intensify storm surge.
These projections make preparing for the health impacts of storms even more important.
We conducted a broad review of the health impacts of US coastal storms to inform climate adaptation planning efforts, with a focus on outcomes relevant to NYC and urban coastal areas, and incorporated some lessons learned from recent experience with Superstorm Sandy.
Based on the literature, indicators of health vulnerability were selected and mapped within NYC neighborhoods.
Preparing for the broad range of anticipated effects of coastal storms and floods may help reduce the public health burden from these events.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lane, Kathryn& Charles-Guzman, Kizzy& Wheeler, Katherine& Abid, Zaynah& Graber, Nathan& Matte, Thomas. 2013. Health Effects of Coastal Storms and Flooding in Urban Areas : A Review and Vulnerability Assessment. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507562
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lane, Kathryn…[et al.]. Health Effects of Coastal Storms and Flooding in Urban Areas : A Review and Vulnerability Assessment. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-13.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lane, Kathryn& Charles-Guzman, Kizzy& Wheeler, Katherine& Abid, Zaynah& Graber, Nathan& Matte, Thomas. Health Effects of Coastal Storms and Flooding in Urban Areas : A Review and Vulnerability Assessment. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507562
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-507562