Sooyoung Martin
A framework to understand the relationship between social factors that reduce resilience in cities: Application to the City of Boston
Northeastern University
first time human history people across world live cities rural areas us approximately 80 population live cities socially vulnerable populations complex infrastructure exist higher numbers cities significantly compounding risk people facing social factors disproportionate exposure risk decreased ability avoid absorb potential loss however body literature available social vulnerability disparate fragmented insight understanding relationship social factors increase vulnerability practical approaches reduce risk research focuses developing replicable practical approach understanding complexity social vulnerability american cities reducing likelihood civil rights violations social determinants vulnerability framework framework developed using link analysis social factors existing literature framework consists seven interrelated social factors seem driving vulnerability children people disabilities older adults chronic acute medical illness social isolation lowtono income people color framework also includes specific poor outcomes people preemergency social factors likely experience disproportionately higher levels emergencies lack access postincident services displacement injury illness death property loss damage domestic violence loss employment quantitative analysis social factors based city boston data confirmed many relationships among social factors vulnerability significance social isolation