Assignment task:
Review disparities in extreme heat exposure in the Bronx. Review NYC's existing policy strategies and evaluate how they may or may not be meeting the needs of the population in the Bronx. Then, using the Review that you conducted as background, review evidence-based practices and recommend the adoption of a new evidence-based practice for the Bronx not currently undertaken in NYC. Review the NYC's "Cool Neighborhoods" approach. Given your review, describe two ways in which the strategies in the Cool Neighborhood's policy meet the needs of the Bronx community. What gaps or shortcomings do you identify in the policy for the Bronx community? Give two examples and describe them.
Select one strategy to mitigate harm or reduce the impact of extreme heat in NYC that is NOT already part of NYC's "Cool Neighborhoods" approach. Need Online Tutoring?
You may want to select your strategy from:
The White House's 2023 National Climate Resilience Framework
The EPA's Heat Island Compendium or Community Action Database