Recurrent Home Flooding in Detroit, MI 2012-2020: Results of a Household Survey.

ABSTRACT: Household flooding has wide ranging social, economic and public health impacts particularly for people in resource poor communities. The determinants and public health outcomes of recurrent home flooding in urban contexts, however, are not well understood. A household survey was used to assess neighborhood and household level determinants of recurrent home flooding in Detroit, MI. Survey activities were conducted from 2012 to 2020. Researchers collected information on past flooding, housing conditions and public health outcomes. Using the locations of homes, a "hot spot" analysis of flooding was performed to find areas of high and low risk. Survey data were linked to environmental and neighborhood data and associations were tested using regression methods. 4803 households participated in t

SUBMITTER: Larson PS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8303508 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature