Factors influencing vulnerability to climate change-related health impacts in cities - A conceptual framework

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Climate change will have adverse impacts on human health, which are amplified in cities. For these impacts, there are direct, indirect, and deferred pathways. The first category is well-studied, while indirect and deferred impacts are not well-understood. Moreover, the factors moderating the impacts have received little attention, although understanding these factors is critical for adaptation. We developed a conceptual framework that shows the pathways of climate impacts on human health, focusing specifically on the factors of urban environment moderating the emergence and severity of these health impacts. Based on the framework and literature review, we illustrate the mechanisms of direct, indirect, and deferred health impact occurrence and the factors that exacerbate or alleviate the severity of these impacts, thus presenting valuable insights for anticipatory adaptation. We conclude that an integrated systemic approach to preventing health risks from climate change can provide co-benefits for adaptation and address multiple health risks. Such an approach should be mainstreamed horizontally to all sectors of urban planning and should account for the spatiotemporal aspects of policy and planning decisions and city complexity.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:173

Enthalten in:

Environment international - 173(2023) vom: 05. März, Seite 107837

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jurgilevich, Alexandra [VerfasserIn]
Käyhkö, Janina [VerfasserIn]
Räsänen, Aleksi [VerfasserIn]
Pörsti, Saara [VerfasserIn]
Lagström, Hanna [VerfasserIn]
Käyhkö, Jukka [VerfasserIn]
Juhola, Sirkku [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adaptation
Climate policy
Climate risk
Health risk
Journal Article
Pathway
Public health
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Urban
Urban health
Urban systems

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Date Completed 21.03.2023

Date Revised 22.03.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.envint.2023.107837

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM354270885