冷却中心对纽约州易受高温影响的人群的可访问性
Seema G Nayak1, Srishti Shrestha2, Scott C Sheridan3
1New York State Department of Health, Center for Environmental Health, Albany, NY, USA.
Journal of transport & health
|June 10, 2024
概括
冷却中心可以减少热量,减少热量.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 城市规划是城市规划.
背景情况:
- 极端高温对健康构成重大风险,尤其是对弱势群体.
- 冷却中心在热浪期间提供了避难所,但可访问性是它们使用的关键障碍.
研究的目的:
- 评估纽约州 (NYS) 热易受影响的人群使用各种交通方式进入冷却中心的可用性.
- 根据地理位置 (城市与农村) 和运输类型,识别出基于接入的差异.
主要方法:
- 在纽约州 (不包括纽约市) 的377个冷却中心的地理空间分析.
- 估计接近一般和易受热影响的人群的距离.
- 通过步行,公共交通和驾驶来评估可访问性.
主要成果:
- 只有纽约州三分之一的人口可以步行到一个冷却中心.
- 51%的易受高温影响的区域在0.5英里以内,平均距离为2.4英里.
- 虽然城市居民可能缺乏步行机会,但大多数都靠近公共交通工具到冷却中心;农村的访问更具挑战性,平均驾驶距离为18英里.
结论:
- 在纽约州的城市和农村地区,冷却中心的可访问性大大不同.
- 公共交通改善了城市通道,但农村人口面临更大的挑战.
- 改善冷却中心的可访问性对于减轻与热有关的健康影响至关重要.
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