Typologies of multiple vulnerabilities and climate gentrification across the East Coast of the United States
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Climate change is expected to alter community dynamics and characteristics in complex ways, with the most severe implications for already vulnerable populations. The theory of climate gentrification provides a lens for investigating the ways in which climate change interacts with community demographics, housing, and socioeconomic characteristics in coastal communities. Here we apply unsupervised machine learning to 51 counties along the United States East Coast to identify four distinct clusters of multifaceted vulnerability related to social, housing, and environmental variables. Two of the four clusters, interpreted as superior investment and disinvestment, may be indicative of different pathways of climate gentrification. We also demonstrate the applicability of our methodology at finer spatial scales using a case study within North Carolina. As coastal climate impacts increase, this work demonstrates the need for adaptation planning that proactively considers compounding vulnerabilities to avoid disproportionate impacts on the most vulnerable.
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A number of researchers have created climate displacement and gentrification indices based on a mix of demographics, physical characteristics, climate risk, and other factors.
“Moreover, a number of researchers have created climate displacement and gentrification indices based on a mix of demographics, physical characteristics, climate risk, and other factors.”
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NPCC4: Advancing climate justice in climate adaptation strategies for New York City
Foster, S. R., Baptista, A., Nguyen, K. H., Tchen, J., Tedesco, M., & Leichenko, R. (2024) · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1111/nyas.15148 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
- Authors
- Best, K. B., Jouzi, Z., Islam, M. S., Kirby, T., Nixon, R., Hossan, A., & Nyiawung, R. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Virginia Tech (US)
- Florida International University (US)
- University of Delaware (US)
- Colorado State University (US)
- University of Guelph (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Best, Kelsea B.
- Venue
- Urban Climate
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2023-03
- Volume
- 48
- Pages
- 101430
- ISSN
- 2212-0955 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4318485769
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 57
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 3
- FWCI
- 8.20
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
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- Urban Climate (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Funders
- National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center
- National Science Foundation (DBI-1639145)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Keywords
- climate gentrification, multiple vulnerabilities, coastal communities, East Coast of the United States, socioeconomic vulnerability, environmental vulnerability, climate adaptation planning, North Carolina
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