Environmental Health Related Socio-Spatial Inequalities: Identifying “Hotspots” of Environmental Burdens and Social Vulnerability

Environmental Health Related Socio-Spatial Inequalities: Identifying “Hotspots” of Environmental Burdens and Social Vulnerability

Differential exposure to multiple environmental burdens and benefits and their distribution across a population with varying vulnerability can contribute heavily to health inequalities. Particularly relevant are areas with high cumulative burdens and high social vulnerability termed as “hotspots”. T...

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Main Authors: Rehana Shrestha, Johannes Flacke, Javier Martinez, Martin van Maarseveen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-07-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
multiple burdens and benefits
spatial inequality
social vulnerability
“hotspots”
indicators
dasymetric method
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/7/691

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