Housing

Getting people out of poverty and older homes helps cities cut emissions

https://energynews.us/2020/05/08/midwest/study-getting-people-out-of-poverty-and…

Have you been able to continue living at home during COVID19 or have you needed to stay someplace else? (Q5 - W2021)

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Squatting for survival in Philadelphia: What it’s like to live in a ‘takeover house’

The article goes in-depth about the history of squatting in the city of Philadelphia and the situations that lead to squatting in cities like Philadelphia with high unemployment, homelessness, transient or intermittent housing, and high percentages of low-income households (Chicago for example...Read more

If yes to Q15, what did you do when you lost heat? (Q15a)

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When did COVID-19 begin to impact your housing, employment, and school conditions? (Q2 - W2021)

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Has the number of people living with you changed since COVID19 began? (Q6 - W2021)

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What kind of heating system does your home use? (Q13)

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Use of Simple Telemetry to Reduce the Health Impacts of Fuel Poverty and Living in Cold Homes

This article is of a pilot study with actual responses from 22 households from UK from a target sample of 34 households. The number looks small and insignificant but as I finished reading the article, I understood and actually appreciated this. What caught my attention was this line: “Fuel...Read more

If no to Q5, how and why has your living situation changed. For example, did your living situation change because of government directed shelter-in-place orders? Or did you need to help take care of someone in a different household? (Q5a - W2021)

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Branigin - Black Communities Frontline COVID19 - 2020

This article comments on the nature of segregation in our cities and how it plays out during the COVID-19 pandemic. The news article cares to note how policies have made it possible for Black and minority communities to be situated in neighborhoods that increase the likelihood of chronic disease...Read more