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February 9, 2026Social Work Research0 citations

Examining Urban Heat Disparities and Social Vulnerability in U.S. Cities

Examining Municipal Heat Problem Framings and Social Vulnerability: Implications for Social Work

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CHChao-Kai HuangNNNadia Neimanas

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Examines heat problems and social vulnerability in urban areas, indicating critical implications for social work.

Key Points

  • The study aims to explore how cities frame heat issues relating to social vulnerability, affecting urban policy and social work.
  • Analyzed secondary data from municipal planning documents and U.S. Census datasets.
  • Examined associations between urban heat framings and four social vulnerability indicators.
  • Utilized negative binomial regression to investigate relationships between variables.
  • Found a positive association between urban heat island framings and city poverty rates.
  • Identified a small negative association between urban heat island framings and rates of people of color.
  • Noted a significant negative association between extreme heat events framings and mobile home residency rates.

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Huang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69897a06f0ec2af6756e829bhttps://doi.org/10.1093/swr/svag001
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