在极端温度期间无家可归的人:促进社会包容性适应能力的教训
Courtney Cronley1, Amanda Fackler1, Jennifer M First2
1College of Social Work, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
概括
由于社会排斥和有限的资源,无家可归者 (PEH) 面临极端高温的风险. 包容性城市基础设施和支持服务对于提高城市适应能力至关重要.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 城市规划 城市规划
- 社会科学 社会科学 社会科学
背景情况:
- 气候变化和极端温度对弱势群体构成重大风险.
- 经历无家可归的人 (PEH) 受到热浪的影响不成比例.
- 当前的城市基础设施和灾害规划往往排除无家可归人口.
研究的目的:
- 探索PEH应对极端温度的实践经验.
- 了解建筑环境如何影响它们的适应能力.
- 确定对包容性城市基础设施和支持系统的需求.
主要方法:
- 使用对42名无家可归者进行深入采访的定性研究.
- 现象学方法来捕捉2022-2023年夏季的第一手经验.
- 在美国东南部的一个中型城市进行的研究.
主要成果:
- 城市环境中的社会排斥限制了适应能力,增加了风险.
- 资源的稀缺性和监管,以及有限的流动性,加剧了暴露于热量的情况.
- 公共交通提供了暂时的缓解,突出了其在极端温度事件中的作用.
结论:
- 包容性的绿色城市基础设施 (阴影,水,白天的避难所,衣柜) 是必不可少的.
- 消除无家可归者的耻辱,增加住房和收入支持至关重要.
- 解决这些因素可以提高整个社区在气候变暖中适应能力.
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