Climate Change for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness: Recommendations for Improving Policy, Research, and Services

Gibson, Allison

doi:10.1089/env.2018.0032

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“…Finally, some commentary addressed the impacts of climate change on food security, with the homeless being particularly vulnerable [6]. Some commentaries placed this increased exposure to climate-related risks among the homeless in the context of the "environmental injustices" experienced by this population [16]. These authors highlight the systemic inequities and discrimination that homeless people face which, in turn, both increase exposure to Hale [19].…”

Section: Vulnerability and Exposurementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Canada *Gibson [16]. Climate change for individuals experiencing homelessness: recommendations for improving policy, research, and services.…”

Section: Vulnerability and Exposurementioning

confidence: 99%

“…A geographically-aware multilevel analysis on the association between atmospheric temperature and the "Emergency and transitional shelter population". environmental risks and decrease access to assistance for the negative outcomes of those risks [16,19]. However, homeless people themselves may be less likely to hold this perspective [24].…”

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Global Climate Implications for Homelessness: A Scoping Review

2020

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Homelessness is a persistent global challenge with significant health impacts on those affected. Homeless people are by definition the most exposed to weather conditions and the social and economic problems caused by extreme weather and climate change and variability. This systematic review was designed to synthesize the academic literature that addresses the health and social implications of global climate change for homelessness. The question examined in this systematic scoping review is the following: What is the current state of knowledge in the scientific literature on the health and social implications of global climate change for homelessness? A systematic scoping review method was used to identify and synthesize the peer-reviewed literature relevant to this question. The databases searched were PsycINFO, Medline, Scopus, and Google Scholar. Of the 26 papers identified in this review, 20 employed original data analyses with conclusions largely inferred from cross-sectional associations. Themes included the potential influence of climate change on homelessness prevalence, climate impacts that exacerbate specific vulnerabilities of homeless populations (e.g., chronic illness, exposure, stigmatization), and health and social outcomes. Service use and design implications were also addressed. Given the scale of the impacts of climate change on homelessness, the literature on this topic poses promising directions but is under-developed in its current state to adequately inform risk mitigation and response planning. A systems framework is proposed here to inform future research and service design.

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Section: Vulnerability and Exposurementioning

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“…Canada *Gibson [16]. Climate change for individuals experiencing homelessness: recommendations for improving policy, research, and services.…”

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Global Climate Implications for Homelessness: A Scoping Review

2020

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“…Any interruption of services would also influence the well-being of those individuals already experiencing homelessness at the time of the disaster. Their greater exposure to the elements is an obvious source of risk, and their stigmatized status may limit their eligibility—and their perceived worthiness—for event-specific aid (Gibson 2019; Sar 1996).…”

Section: Two Omissions: Covid-19 and Climate Changementioning

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Homelessness as a Moving Target

Lee¹,

Shinn²,

Culhane³

2021

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Scie

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Contrary to popular perceptions of homelessness as a static, enduring condition, we emphasize its dynamic nature. The updated macro-micro framework that we develop capitalizes on the increasing availability of over-time data, which makes it easier to examine changes in homelessness and the factors responsible for them. Our framework integrates structural forces—such as income inequality, an affordable housing shortage, social exclusion, and inadequate safety net programs—with the personal circumstances and challenges that shape individuals’ homeless trajectories. The macro-micro perspective also helps us to evaluate the effectiveness of policies, and it highlights variation across contexts in how the dynamics of homelessness operate. In a separate section, we introduce the sixteen core articles of this volume against the macro-micro backdrop. Finally, we discuss two emergent macro “shocks” (the COVID-19 pandemic and climate-related hazards) that are largely absent from the volume but carry important implications for understanding and addressing homelessness in the future.

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“…A wide range of different actors is usually involved (national, regional and local governments, clients, designers and contractors, service providers, communities), often with conflicting agendas and priorities. The potential for pre-existing inequities to deepen climate impacts in all countries is increasingly well documented across a wide range of dimensions immediately related to the built environment including heat stress (Byrne et al 2016); access to public open space and shade coverage (Mitchell & Chakraborty 2015;Kolosna & Spurlock 2019;Smith & Henríquez 2019;Wilson & Chakraborty 2013); and access to essential services (Gibson 2019;Hale 2019), to name a few.…”

Section: Embedded Accumulationmentioning

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Climate justice and the built environment

Klinsky

Mavrogianni

2020

Buildings and Cities

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HighlightsClimate justice is explained and explored in relation to how decisions about the built environment in the climate context intersect with human wellbeing. Key features in the built environment are identified that impact upon climate injustice. Specific processes, decisions and actions are identified to reduce these injustices and to reduce current gaps both in knowledge and practices. A conceptual and practical context is provided for integrating concerns about climate justice into research and decision-making about the built environment by addressing four underlying questions: 1. What is climate justice and why is it a significant issue? 2. Why is the built environment important in addressing climate injustice, and why is climate justice essential for the built environment community to consider? 3. What processes can be used to reduce inequities and injustices in the built environment? 4. What roles might the academic community, governmental entities, and practitioners in construction, design and real estate, have in facilitating deeper integration of climate justice? A capabilities approach is proposed to systematically uncover and address underlying patterns of injustice. A multi-valent approach involving distributive, procedural and recognition justice can be harnessed to constitute a justice framework. A process of change is needed to: (i) reframe, reposition and extend current built environment research to engage with wider issues of justice, (ii) build and make accessible the evidence base for the identification and mitigation of inequities in climate risk exposures, vulnerabilities, and effective and equitable adaptation pathways and (iii) define responsibilities for different actors.

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Climate Change for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness: Recommendations for Improving Policy, Research, and Services

Cited by 13 publications

References 4 publications

Global Climate Implications for Homelessness: A Scoping Review

Global Climate Implications for Homelessness: A Scoping Review

Homelessness as a Moving Target

Climate justice and the built environment

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