— Identify neighborhoods in six Great Lakes cities that meet socioeconomic vulnerability criteria.
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Climate Adaptation
Understanding the impacts of climate change is important to reducing vulnerabilities and building resilient communities and economies.
Megan Lawson, Ph.D.
Disasters and Populations at Risk: Lack of Vehicle Makes Evacuation Difficult
— Lack of access to a vehicle, poverty, and disabilities, can make evacuation difficult or impossible for some households.
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Resilient Taos County: Living with Wildfire
— This story map provides Taos County residents with information about the ecological role of fire, the region’s wildfire risk, forest restoration projects, and emergency preparedness.
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Socioeconomics and Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region
— This interactive shows how the social and economic characteristics of the Great Lakes Region are impacted by regionally specific changes in climate. It was developed in partnership with the Great Lakes Adaptation Assessment for Cities at the University of Michigan.
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