The Effects of Historical Housing Policies on Resident Exposure to Intra-Urban Heat: A Study of 108 US Urban Areas
Climate, 8(1): 1-15, 2020
By: MDPI, Vivek Shandas
https://doi.org/10.3390/cli8010012
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This article explores the relationship between redlining and urban heat in 108 communities in the United States. Some of the findings suggest formerly redlined neighborhoods have surface temperatures differences of as much as 7° C compared to non-redlined areas.