Rapid Assessment for Vulnerability and Environmental Stressors (raves)

RAVES is a rapid assessment tool that aims to provide public decision makers with spatial information about the environmental stressors that can amplify social vulnerability. With a focus on the City of Portland (with intentions to expand to other cities/regions), RAVES describes vulnerability as those communities who have historically experienced health impacts from heat waves, including older adults, communities of color, and those in poverty. The application uses a mapping platform and a series of colors, each of which define a cluster of communities based on their similarity of these demographic variables. Using U.S.Census information, users can hover their cursor over different parts of the city, and identify areas where urban heat and vulnerability overlap.

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