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Assessing Vulnerability to Urban Heat: A Study of Disproportionate Heat Exposure and Access to Refuge by Socio-Demographic Status in Portland, Oregon

Extreme urban heat is a powerful environmental stressor which poses a significant threat to human health and well-being. Exacerbated by the urban heat island phenomenon, heat events are expected to become more intense and frequent as climate change progresses, though we have limited understanding of...

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Autores principales: Voelkel, Jackson, Hellman, Dana, Sakuma, Ryu, Shandas, Vivek
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5923682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29601546
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15040640