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Health Effects of Coastal Storms and Flooding in Urban Areas: A Review and Vulnerability Assessment

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Lane, Kathryn, Charles-Guzman, Kizzy, Wheeler, Katherine, Abid, Zaynah, Graber, Nathan, Matte, Thomas·2013·Journal of Environmental and Public Health

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Coastal storms can take a devastating toll on the public's health. Urban areas like New York City (NYC) may be particularly at risk, given their dense population, reliance on transportation, energy infrastructure that is vulnerable to flood damage, and high-rise residential housing, which may be hard-hit by power and utility outages. Climate change will exacerbate these risks in the coming decades. Sea levels are rising due to global warming, which will intensify storm surge. These projections make preparing for the health impacts of storms even more important. We conducted a broad review of the health impacts of US coastal storms to inform climate adaptation planning efforts, with a focus on outcomes relevant to NYC and urban coastal areas, and incorporated some lessons learned from recent experience with Superstorm Sandy. Based on the literature, indicators of health vulnerability were selected and mapped within NYC neighborhoods. Preparing for the broad range of anticipated effects of coastal storms and floods may help reduce the public health burden from these events.

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  • Formerly redlined neighborhoods appear to be more likely than nonredlined neighborhoods to be facing high flood risk, disproportionately impacting households of color.

    “Nevertheless, formerly redlined neighborhoods appear to be more likely than nonredlined neighborhoods to be facing high flood risk, disproportionately impacting households of color.148”

    From NPCC4: Advancing climate justice in climate adaptation strategies for New York City (2024) · cites this paper as [148]

    Section 4, Summary of Neighborhood Vulnerability (page unavailable), identifies members of disadvantaged racial and ethnic groups as vulnerable to adverse storm-related outcomes. The paper does not compare flood risk in formerly redlined and nonredlined neighborhoods or establish that redlining disproportionately exposes households of color to flooding. (LLM, conf=0.78)

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  • The history of redlining also contributes to inequities in disaster protection and recovery funding.

    “The history of redlining also contributes to inequities in disaster protection and recovery funding.”

    From NPCC4: Advancing climate justice in climate adaptation strategies for New York City (2024) · cites this paper as [148]

    Section 4, “Summary of Neighborhood Vulnerability” (page unavailable), links neighborhood poverty with several storm-vulnerability indicators, but does not discuss redlining. Searches for redlining and disaster protection or recovery funding found no passage connecting redlining to funding inequities. (LLM, conf=0.75)

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  • Redlining has led to lower property values, which can result in fewer government flood-protection funds.

    “For example, redlining has led to lower property values, which can result in fewer government flood-protection funds.148”

    From NPCC4: Advancing climate justice in climate adaptation strategies for New York City (2024) · cites this paper as [148]

    The Summary of Neighborhood Vulnerability discusses correlations between neighborhood poverty and health or housing indicators, but does not discuss redlining or property values. Searches for redlining, property values, and flood-protection funding found no passage addressing the claimed link between them. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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Authors
Lane, K., Charles-Guzman, K., Wheeler, K., Abid, Z., Graber, N., & Matte, T.
Affiliations
  • New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (US)
  • Bureau of Environmental Surveillance and Policy, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013, USA
Corresponding author
Lane, Kathryn
Venue
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2013
Volume
2013
Pages
1-13
ISSN
  • 1687-9805 (ISSN-L)
  • 1687-9813
OpenAlex
W2038153217
Cited by
232
References
80
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Environmental and Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1UE1EH000757-01)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Emergency Medical Services › Disaster Response and Management
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Disaster Management and Resilience
Keywords
coastal storms, urban flooding, public health impact, climate change adaptation, sea level rise, storm surge, Superstorm Sandy, New York City, high-rise residential buildings, climate adaptation planning
MeSH terms
Disaster Planning, Housing, Humans, New York City, Oceans and Seas, Public Health, Residence Characteristics, United States, Urban Health, Cyclonic Storms, Floods, Climate Change

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