Medium Weight Criterion
The risk of extreme heat impacting communities around the park.
Dataset and/or Source
LA County Chief Sustainability Office, LAC Climate
Vulnerability Assessment.1LA County Climate Vulnerability Assessment, LA County Chief Sustainability Office, October 2021, Accessed April 30, 2025.
Scale
Parkshed
Lowest Priority (0)
Lowest projected exposure and susceptibility to extreme heat
Highest Priority (1)
Highest projected exposure and susceptibility to extreme heat
New Park Priority Area Scoring Notes
Used square as parkshed
Technical Description
The LA County CVA (Climate Vulnerability Assessment) categorizes Extreme Heat Risk for communities that are both exposed to, and at high social risk of the impacts of, extreme heat. These take into account the projected average and high temperatures as well as indicators such as ER hospitalization rates due to extreme heat exposure and other demographic and social risk factors.