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The SALURBAL data resource includes variables related to urban environments, climate exposures, and health outcomes for 371 cities in 11 countries.
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7 Domains &
35 Subdomains
SALURBAL has compiled and harmonized data across multiple domains to study urban environments, climate change, and health in Latin American cities.
Data Catalog
Demographics
35 variables
This domain includes characteristics of the population of the area. These include overall number of people living in the area, age and sex of the population, birth rates, race and ethnic background and migration rates.
3 subdomains:
- • Birth/Fertility
- • Migration
- • Population
Mortality
8 variables
This domain includes measures of the rate at which people die as well as measures of life expectancy.
4 subdomains:
- • Infant Mortality
- • Life Expectancy
- • Mortality Counts
- • Mortality Rates
Health Risk Factors
175 variables
This domain includes health conditions, biomedical and behavioral risk factors that can affect overall well-being.
4 subdomains:
- • Adult Behavioral Risk Factors
- • Adult Biomedical Risk Factors
- • Adult General and Mental Health
- • Childhood Biomedical Risk Factors
Identifiers
28 variables
This domain includes anonymized identifiers and geographic codes that uniquely identify records, geographic units, and hierarchical relationships within them.
7 subdomains:
- • City
- • Country
- • Household
- • Neighborhood
- • Person
- • Subcity
- • Time
Social, Economic, and Services Environment
145 variables
This domain includes factors such as population education and employment, housing and access to selected services.
8 subdomains:
- • Economy
- • Education
- • Gender Equity
- • Health Care Access
- • Housing and Infrastructure
- • Income/Poverty
- • Inequality
- • Segregation
Built and Natural Environment
238 variables
This domain includes environmental exposures as well as features of built and natural environments.
5 subdomains:
- • Natural Environment and Parks
- • Street Design
- • Transportation
- • Urban Form Metrics
- • Urban Landscape
Climate and Air Pollution
49 variables
This domain includes data on climate-related hazards, meteorological variables, and air pollution
4 subdomains:
- • Air Pollution
- • Carbon Footprint
- • Climate-related hazards
- • Meteorological variables
Data
Acknowledgements
SALURBAL's data resource is made possible by the collaboration and contributions of dozens of national and international institutions. Not all data is publicly available.
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