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Knox-Hayes et al. 2023

Knox-Hayes, J., J.C. Osorio, N. Stamler, M. Dombrov, R. Winer, M.H. Smith, R.A. Blake, and C. Rosenzweig, 2023: The compound risk of heat and COVID-19 in New York City: Riskscapes, physical and social factors, and interventions. Local Environ., 28, no. 6, 699-727, doi:10.1080/13549839.2023.2187362.

Climate change is disrupting the fundamental conditions of human life and exacerbating existing inequity by placing further burdens on communities that are already vulnerable. Risk exposure varies by where people live and work. In this article, we examine the spatial overlap of the compound risks of COVID-19 and extreme heat in New York City. We assess the relationship between socio-demographic and natural, built and social environmental characteristics, and the spatial correspondence of COVID-19 daily case rates across three pandemic waves. We use these data to create a compound risk index combining heat, COVID-19, density and social vulnerability. Our findings demonstrate that the compound risk of COVID-19 and heat are public health and equity challenges. Heat and COVID-19 exposure are influenced by natural, built, and social environmental factors, including access to mitigation infrastructure. Socio-demographic characteristics are significant indicators of COVID-19 and heat exposure and of where compound vulnerability exists. Using GIS mapping, we illustrate how COVID-19 risk geographies change across the three waves of the pandemic and the particular impact of vaccinations before the onset of the third wave. We, then, use our compound risk index to assess heat interventions undertaken by the City, identify neighborhoods of both adequate and inadequate coverage and provide recommendations for future interventions.

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@article{kn09200d,
  author={Knox-Hayes, J. and Osorio, J. C. and Stamler, N. and Dombrov, M. and Winer, R. and Smith, M. H. and Blake, R. A. and Rosenzweig, C.},
  title={The compound risk of heat and COVID-19 in New York City: Riskscapes, physical and social factors, and interventions},
  year={2023},
  journal={Local Environment},
  volume={28},
  number={6},
  pages={699--727},
  doi={10.1080/13549839.2023.2187362},
}

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RIS Citation

TY  - JOUR
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AU  - Knox-Hayes, J.
AU  - Osorio, J. C.
AU  - Stamler, N.
AU  - Dombrov, M.
AU  - Winer, R.
AU  - Smith, M. H.
AU  - Blake, R. A.
AU  - Rosenzweig, C.
PY  - 2023
TI  - The compound risk of heat and COVID-19 in New York City: Riskscapes, physical and social factors, and interventions
JA  - Local Environ.
JO  - Local Environment
VL  - 28
IS  - 6
SP  - 699
EP  - 727
DO  - 10.1080/13549839.2023.2187362
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