![]() Leveraging the NYC Health Department’s COVID-19 data, New York State COVID-19 Data Daily Counts of Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths the Lab’s Social Vulnerability, COVID-19 and Climate research, the team developed a map-based data visualization to sonify the number of NYC cases, hospitalizations and deaths. USL Faculty Fellow Debra Anderson McGrory worked with the USL’s Claudia Tomateo and Pablo Herreros Cantis on a research project exploring the application of data sonification to better understand COVID-19 data in NYC. Given urban nature is associated with both human health and biodiversity, these results have far-reaching implications both during and beyond the pandemic.ĭecemSonification For Impact: Turning New York City COVID-19, Climate Data and Social Vulnerability Index Data into Sound Thus, communities most impacted by COVID-19 also have the least nature nearby. Across the US, block groups with lower-income and majority persons of color are less green and have fewer parks. ![]() Furthermore, when controlling for socio-demographic variables, an increase of 0.1 in Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) was associated with a 4.1% decrease in COVID-19 incidence rates (95% confidence interval: 0.9-6.8%). ![]() Areas with majority persons of color had both higher case rates and less greenness. We quantified nature inequality across all urbanized areas in the US and linked nature access to COVID-19 case rates for ZIP Codes in 17 states. However, nature is often less available in low-income and communities of color-the same communities hardest hit by COVID-19. The USL’s research on the impacts of COVID-19 in NYC, including ongoing spatial analysis of urban greenspace access is now included in a new pre-print article: “ Who has nature during the pandemic? COVID-19 cases track widespread inequity in nature access across the United States”.Ībstract: Urban nature can alleviate distress and provide space for safe recreation during the COVID-19 pandemic. ![]()
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