High urban flood risk and no shelter access disproportionally impacts vulnerable communities in the USA
Abstract Vulnerable communities are disproportionately placed in low-lying, flood-prone neighborhoods, with deficient infrastructure and limited access to shelter. Here we present a methodology to study the risk of urban floods in tandem with access to shelter to reduce the risk of flooding to commu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2024-01-01
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| Series: | Communications Earth & Environment |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01165-x |