Climate and health in informal urban settlements

Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 657 - 678
Published: Aug 25, 2015
Abstract
Urban populations living in informal settlements are inherently vulnerable to climate change, as informal settlements are characterized by overcrowding, poor-quality housing, lack of basic infrastructure, and poverty. Nevertheless, evidence of the associations among weather or climate and health in these populations is lacking, which severely constrains the design of climate change and disaster risk reduction adaptation strategies. To help fill...
Paper Details
Title
Climate and health in informal urban settlements
Published Date
Aug 25, 2015
Volume
27
Issue
2
Pages
657 - 678
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