Vulnerable Families in Warmest Neighborhoods of Zuid-Holland Province (2020)

A 2020 map from the Climate Impact Atlas identifies neighborhoods in Zuid-Holland province that are at least two degrees warmer due to the urban heat island effect. This dataset shows the percentage of vulnerable families with children—defined as low-educated, low-income, or unemployed—living in those warmest areas. It was published by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations under a CC-PDM-1.0 license.

Use Cases

• Prioritizing neighborhoods for climate adaptation funding based on combined heat and socioeconomic vulnerability.
• Analyzing spatial correlation between urban heat islands and family vulnerability indicators.
• Supporting environmental justice research by mapping populations at risk from heat stress.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific, policy-relevant intersection of climate and socioeconomic data.
• Uses a defined threshold (neighborhoods at least 2°C warmer) from the 2020 Climate Impact Atlas.
• Explicitly defines vulnerable families by three criteria: low education, low income, or unemployment.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• The map excludes neighborhoods with less than a 2°C temperature rise and those with less than 1% vulnerable families, which may limit full spatial analysis.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties

Collection Method

Likely derived from the 2020 Climate Impact Atlas and socioeconomic registries.

Time Range

2020

Freshness

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Geography

Province of Zuid-Holland, Netherlands