Climate Change and Aging: analyzing the disproportionate health and socioeconomic vulnerabilities of older adults in relation to the climate crisis in the U.S.
Climate change has exacerbated the extreme highs and lows of temperature throughout the United States. While climate change-related temperature changes have impacted the entire population, certain demographic groups bear more of the burden than others. In particular, older adults (those aged 65+) ma...
Main Author: | McVay, Katelyn R. |
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Other Authors: | Zheng, Siqi |
Format: | Thesis |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2024
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/155513 |
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