Inequitable Spatial and Temporal Patterns in the Distribution of Multiple Environmental Risks and Benefits in Metro Vancouver.

ABSTRACT: The urban environment impacts residents' health and well-being in many ways. Environmental benefits and risks may be interactively and inequitably distributed across different populations in cities, and these patterns may change over time. Here, we assess the spatial distribution of environmental risks and benefits in pairs, considering synergies and trade-offs, in an illustrative metropolitan area (Metro Vancouver) in Canada in the years 2006 and 2016. We classify census dissemination areas as sweet, sour, risky, or medium spots based on relative exposures for six environmental combinations: Walkability and NO₂; heat stress and NO₂; vegetation coverage and NO₂; vegetation coverage and heat stress; walkability and accessibility to natural recreational areas

SUBMITTER: Ren S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11659194 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature