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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Recurrent Home Flooding in Detroit, MI 2012-2020: Results of a Household Survey.

Peter S Larson, Carina Gronlund, Lyke Thompson, Natalie Sampson, Ramona Washington, Jamie Steis Thorsby, Natalie Lyon, Carol Miller

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Peter S LarsonSocial Environment and Health Program, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA .ORCID 0000-0002-6621-7902
Carina GronlundSocial Environment and Health Program, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA .ORCID 0000-0002-0533-745X
Lyke ThompsonCenter for Urban Studies, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
Natalie SampsonDepartment of Health and Human Services, University of Michigan-Dearborn, 19000 Hubbard Drive, Fairlane Center South, Dearborn, MI 48126, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7946-2168
Ramona WashingtonCenter for Urban Studies, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
Jamie Steis ThorsbyHealthy Urban Waters, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
Natalie LyonHealthy Urban Waters, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
Carol MillerHealthy Urban Waters, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.

Funding

Causal Mechanisms for Sustainable Adaptation to Adverse Heat and Precipitation Health EffectsR00ES026198 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI GRONLUND, CARINA · 2019 to 2021
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NIEHS NIH HHS R00 ES026198NIEHS NIH HHS R00ES026198
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Household flooding has wide ranging social, economic and public health impacts particularly for people in resource poor communities. The determinants and public health outcomes of recurrent home flooding in urban contexts, however, are not well understood. A household survey was used to assess neighborhood and household level determinants of recurrent home flooding in Detroit, MI. Survey activities were conducted from 2012 to 2020. Researchers collected information on past flooding, housing conditions and public health outcomes. Using the locations of homes, a "hot spot" analysis of flooding was performed to find areas of high and low risk. Survey data were linked to environmental and neighborhood data and associations were tested using regression methods. 4803 households participated in the survey. Flooding information was available for 3842 homes. Among these, 2085 (54.26%) reported experiencing pluvial flooding. Rental occupied units were more likely to report flooding than owner occupied homes (Odd ratio (OR) 1.72 [95% Confidence interval (CI) 1.49, 1.98]). Housing conditions such as poor roof quality and cracks in basement walls influenced home flooding risk. Homes located in census tracts with increased percentages of owner occupied units (vs. rentals) had a lower odds of flooding (OR 0.92 [95% (CI) 0.86, 0.98]). Household factors were found the be more predictive of flooding than neighborhood factors in both univariate and multivariate analyses. Flooding and housing conditions associated with home flooding were associated with asthma cases. Recurrent home flooding is far more prevalent than previously thought. Programs that support recovery and which focus on home improvement to prevent flooding, particularly by landlords, might benefit the public health. These results draw awareness and urgency to problems of urban flooding and public health in other areas of the country confronting the compounding challenges of aging infrastructure, disinvestment and climate change.

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FloodsHousingClimate ChangeHumansOdds RatioResidence Characteristicsclimate changeDetroitenvironmental justiceflooding

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PMID34300113
PMCPMC8303508

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