Intersections of Vulnerability
Intersectionality: complex interactions that occur based on the intersections of identity, social and political life and the raced, gendered, and class-based dimensions and systems they are a part of. When coupled with the many facets of exposure, these intersections show
Interruption of Capacity
coastal ports are exposed to regular flooding; with impending Sea Level Rise, ports must adapt
Interruption of Capacity
Port Network
Shipping and Transportation Network
Natural Gas Distribution
Natural Gas Distribution
natural gas pipelines run underground and at times beneath major interstate highways
Environmental
Physical Structures
Economy
Geographic Region
EXPOSURE
SOCIOENVIROECONOMIC INDICATORS of EXPOSURE and VULNERABILITY
Port Network
shipping ports rest alongside coastal cities; container ports can be found along the coast and inland
ecoservices natural systems agricultural [culturally/socially constructed] Perception
infrastructure hospitals schools food network ports energy lines industrial
private sector public sector livelihoods businesses developing developed
education housing response coping job security food security assistance insurance transportation mobility healthcare comprehensive warning systems information technology communication life/livability/health
Shipping and Transportation Network
interstate highways and secondary roads intersect with shipping ports at both coastal and inland location
Intersectionality TEMPORAL SCALE | SPATIAL SCALE frequency individual duration family community neighborhood local city state regional
VULNERABILITY
Access
class language gender/sex age (dis)ability culture/tradition health race/ethnicity employment
waterfront highlands urbanized rural drylands low-lying flood plain coastal
shipping ports container ports
Identity
shipping ports container ports
Intersections of Identity and Space
Population Density
Understanding the mechanisms that contribute to, influence, and interact with vulnerability is imperative to our analysis and implementation of resilient strategies. Systems (physical, economic, social, and environmental) over multiple scales, spatially and temporally, must be dissected and deconstructed in order to gain an understanding of the intersections in which these systems are vulnerable. Vulnerability is multidimensional, meaning all aspects must be visualized and understood. Although marginalized identities experience higher levels of vulnerability in regards to access to goods, income, employment, and geographic location (lower topographies- flood plain), the threshold of vulnerability is based on multiple physical, social, economic, and environmental conditions all of which can place communities on either side of that threshold.
People of Color Housing Tenure
The focus of this analysis is to identify the intersections of identities (communities), access (to resources), and environmental vulnerabilities. This strategy will allow for informed implementation of designs that will increase capacities and ecoservices performed by the landscape to effectively address multiple vulnerabilities. Through this analysis, I hope to identify areas of intervention in order to design a surface that enables community engagement, understanding, and stewardship. This surface will not only perform to enhance an ecoservice, but it will resemble and highlight local values and needs, and decrease the vulnerabilities these communities face in regards to access, environmental inequity, and future weather events. Vulnerabilities exist environmentally, socially, economically, and physically. Where these intersect defines the most vulnerable systems, thereby defining intersectionality.
Major Routes | Public Transportation
IDENTITY, ACCESS, EXPOSURE
While marginalized identities are predominately the most vulnerable, this analysis suggests that vulnerability is best defined through intersections of identity, exposure, and accessibility. Further analysis is necessary to determine other factors that affect communities (i.e. routes to work, employment type, insurance rates, age, etc.)
Roxbury | Columbia Point
Latina
Asian
Black
White
070200
CHINATOWN C E
100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% Roxbury A Median Household Income $10,250-24,717
100% 90% 80% Asian 70% language other than English 60% Black percent public transport 50% employed 40% White 30% 20% 10% B Columbia Point Chinatown C Median Household Income $10,250-24,717
100% 90% Asian 80% percent rent 70% Black 60% 50% employed 40% language other than English 30% percent public transport 20% White 10% D Dorchester Chinatown E Median Household Income $10,250-24,717
$24,717-37,274
$24,717-37,274
$24,717-37,274
$37,274-52,433
$37,274-52,433
$37,274-52,433
$52,433-66,250
$52,433-66,250
$52,433-66,250
$66,250-87,464
$66,250-87,464
$66,250-87,464
$87,464-143,819
$87,464-143,819
$87,464-143,819
071201
091200 091500 091001
D
F SAVIN HILL
091600
feet
DORCHESTER
Roxbury
Below Median Income $10,250-$24,717 $24,717-$52,433 Below 50% Employment Rate 2100 Sea Level Rise
N 1:1500ft
1500ft
Latina Asian
Black
employed
White percent rent language other than English percent public transport
F Savin Hill
3000ft
140
136.5 130 126.5 120 116.5 110 106.5 100 96.5 90 86.5 80 76.5 70 66.5 60 56.5
18.5 ft 2100 Wicked High Tide Moderate Storm Surge Height Columbia Point
feet
B COLUMBIA POINT
091100
140
136.5 130 126.5 120 116.5 110 106.5 100 96.5 90 86.5 80 76.5 70 66.5 60 56.5 50 46.5 40 36.5 30 26.5 20 16.5 10 6.5 Chinatown
feet
090901
091300 090400
166.5 160 156.5 150 146.5 140 136.5 130 126.5 120 116.5 110 106.5 100 96.5 90 86.5 80 76.5 70 66.5 60 56.5 50 46.540 36.5 30 26.5 20 16.5 10 6.5
061101
081800
A ROXBURY
Latina
Latina
170
090700
081700
percent rent
Chinatown | Savin Hill
061200
070402
081500
Chinatown | Dorchester
50
18.5 ft 2100 Wicked High Tide Moderate Storm Surge Height Dorchester
46.540 36.5 30 26.5 20 16.5 10 6.5 Chinatown
Hatch: 65%-100% rental, 40-60% language spoken other than English, 40-50% employed (in labor force), $24,717-$37,274 median household income will experience inundation in 2100
Hatch: 70%-100% rental, 40-85% language spoken other than English, 40-50% employed (in labor force), $10,250-$24,717 median household income, predominantly Black and Asian communities, will experience inundation in 2100.
Hatch: 65%-100% rental, 50-85% language spoken other than English, 40-65% employed (in labor force), $10,250-$24,717 median household income, will experience inundation in 2100
Threshold: although low income and high levels of unemployment as well as rent, represent increased vulnerabilities, middle-class communities who rent, rely on public transportation, and are located in zones of exposure are also a part of at-risk communities
Threshold: inundation in 2100 will also affect households with incomes up to $87,464. While these areas are exposed, they may not be vulnerable. In order to assess their vulnerabilities it is important to consider how many individuals comprise the household, number of children, and ability of those occupants
Threshold: although Savin Hill will experience some levels of inundation, their access to private transportation, levels of high income, and low percentage of renters, allows for reduced vulnerability.
18.5 ft 2100 Wicked High Tide Moderate Storm Surge Height Savin Hill