Facilitators and Barriers for Keeping Cool in an Urban Heat Island: Perspectives from Residents of an Environmental Justice Community.

IF 1.6 2区文学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

Feminist Media Studies Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-30 DOI:10.1089/env.2022.0019

Alina M McIntyre, Madeleine K Scammell, Maria Pilar Botana Martinez, Leila Heidari, Abgel Negassa, Roseann Bongiovanni, M Patricia Fabian

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Abstract

Background: Extreme heat is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality during summer months in the United States. Risk of heat exposure and associated health outcomes are disproportionately experienced by people with lower incomes, people of color, and/or immigrant populations.

Methods: As qualitative research on the experiences of residents in heat islands is limited, this community-based study examined barriers and coping strategies for keeping cool among residents of Chelsea and East Boston, Massachusetts-environmental justice (EJ) areas that experience the urban heat island effect-through semistructured interviews and qualitative content analysis.

Results: Results indicate that all participants (n = 12) had air conditioning, but high energy bills contributed to low use. Eight participants were self-described heat-sensitive, with five experiencing poor health in heat. In addition, nine reported insufficient hydration due to work schedules, distaste of water, or perceptions of it being unsafe.

Discussion: This research highlights the importance of understanding perceptions of residents in EJ communities to contextualize vulnerability and identify multipronged heat coping strategies and targeted interventions.

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城市热岛中保持凉爽的促进因素和障碍：环境正义社区居民的观点。

背景：酷热是美国夏季发病和死亡的主要原因。收入较低、有色人种和/或移民人口面临的高温暴露风险和相关健康后果尤为严重：由于对热岛居民经历的定性研究有限，这项基于社区的研究通过半结构式访谈和定性内容分析，考察了马萨诸塞州切尔西和东波士顿--经历城市热岛效应的环境正义（EJ）地区--居民在保持凉爽方面的障碍和应对策略：结果表明，所有参与者（n = 12）都有空调，但高昂的能源费用导致空调使用率较低。八名参与者自称对热敏感，其中五人在高温下健康状况不佳。此外，有九名参与者表示，由于工作时间安排、不喜欢水或认为水不安全等原因，导致水分摄入不足：本研究强调了了解东正教社区居民看法的重要性，以便根据具体情况确定脆弱性，并确定多管齐下的高温应对策略和有针对性的干预措施。

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Feminist Media Studies Multiple-

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3.50

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17.60%

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159

期刊介绍： Feminist Media Studies provides a transdisciplinary, transnational forum for researchers pursuing feminist approaches to the field of media and communication studies, with attention to the historical, philosophical, cultural, social, political, and economic dimensions and analysis of sites including print and electronic media, film and the arts, and new media technologies. Feminist Media Studies especially encourages submissions based on original, empirical inquiry of the social experiences of audiences, citizens, workers, etc. and how these are structured by political, economic and cultural circumstances. The journal invites contributions from feminist researchers working across a range of disciplines and conceptual perspectives. Feminist Media Studies offers a unique intellectual space bringing together scholars, professionals and activists from around the world to engage with feminist issues and debates in media and communication. Its editorial board and contributors reflect a commitment to the facilitation of international dialogue among researchers, through attention to local, national and global contexts for critical and empirical feminist media inquiry.