Building resilience to extreme weather events in Phoenix: Considering contaminated sites and disadvantaged communities.

ABSTRACT: The interplay of contaminated sites, climate change, and disadvantaged communities are a growing concern worldwide. Worsening extreme events may result in accidental contaminant releases from sites and waste facilities that may impact nearby communities. If such communities are already suffering from environmental, economic, health, or social burdens, they may face disproportionate impacts. Equitable resilience planning to address effects of extreme events requires information on where the impacts may be, when they may occur, and who might be impacted. Because resources are often scarce for these communities, conducting detailed modeling may be cost-prohibitive. By considering indicators for four sources of vulnerability (changing extreme heat conditions, contaminated sites, contaminant tr

SUBMITTER: Sinha P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10953776 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature