在极端天气和气候事件的移动弹性方面,与年龄相关的缺陷
Yan Wang1, Shangde Gao1, Todd M Manini2
1Department of Urban and Regional Planning and Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience, University of Florida, Gainesville.
JAMA network open
|July 2, 2025
概括
在风伊恩之后,老年社区的流动性恢复能力下降,这凸显了针对老年人口制定有针对性的气候适应战略的需要. 这项研究考察了极端天气事件后的邻居年龄和流动性恢复.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 城市规划 城市规划
背景情况:
- 随着年龄的增长,移动性,自由移动的能力自然会下降.
- 极端天气和气候事件 (EWCEs) 越来越多地威胁到移动性弹性,特别是在老年人 (≥65岁) 中.
研究的目的:
- 调查邻居年龄人口统计和极端天气和气候事件 (EWCE) 后的移动性弹性之间的联系.
主要方法:
- 一个案例系列研究分析了2022年人口统计数据和社会基础设施在佛罗里达州风伊恩之前和之后的兴趣点访问.
- 使用弹性三角框架来表征移动弹性,测量恢复持续时间,恢复比率,影响比率和累积移动性损失.
主要成果:
- 最老年四分之一的社区在风后表现出延长的移动性恢复 (1.137天),较低的恢复率 (-2.1%),较高的冲击率 (1.2%) 和较大的累积移动性损失 (17.0百分比-天).
- 这些与年龄相关的关联在考虑风风暴露强度时显著减少.
结论:
- 在风伊恩之后,老年社区的移动性弹性下降.
- 研究结果表明,需要社区特定的流动性干预措施,以提高老年人群的气候适应能力.
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