Mitigation and adaptation strategies to offset the impacts of climate change on urban health: A European perspective
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2023
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Kyprianou, IoannaArtopoulos, Georgios
Bonomolo, Anna
Brownlee, Timothy
Cachado, Rita ´Avila
Camaioni, Chiara
Đokić, Vladan
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D’Onofrio, Rosalba
Đukanović, Zoran
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Fasola, Salvatore
Di Giovanni, Caterina Francesca
Cocci Grifoni, Roberta
Hadjinicolaou, Panos
Ilardo, Giacomo
Jovanović, Predrag
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La Grutta, Stefania
Malizia, Velia
Marchesani, Graziano Enzo
Ottone, Maria Federica
Trusiani, Elio
Živković, Jelena
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Carlucci, Salvatore
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Climate change threatens urban health, whether that refers to the human or environmental aspects of urban life.
At the same time, initiatives of city regeneration envision alternative forms of the urban environment, where
derelict spaces have the potential to be brought back to life in ways that would not compromise urban health.
Regeneration processes should utilise mitigation and adaptation strategies that consider the future needs and
anticipated role of cities within the context of the discourse about climate change, accounting for expected and
unforeseen impacts and regarding the city as an agent of action rather than a static territory, too complex to
change. Nevertheless, literature implicating these three parameters synchronously, namely, climate change,
cities, and health, has been scarce. This study aims to fill this gap through a systematic literature review,
exploring climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies that can be employed in urban regeneration effo...rts
seeking to mitigate climate-exacerbated phenomena and their impacts on urban health as well as identifying the
main trends and opportunities overlooked. Findings show that even though the emphasis is given to the physical
actions and impacts of climate change and urban health, an emerging theme is a need to engage civic society in
co-designing urban spaces. Synergistic relationships, collaborations and avoidance of lock-in situations appear to
be the most significant subtopics emerging from this literature review. One main recommendation is the promotion
of a community-driven, inclusive, participatory approach in regeneration projects. That will ensure that
different vulnerabilities can be adequately addressed and that diverse population groups will have equitable
health benefits.
Keywords:
Climate change / Urban health / Systematic literature review / SWOT analysis / Urban regeneration / Urban designSource:
Building and Environment, 2023, 238, 110226-Publisher:
- Elsevier Ltd.
Funding / projects:
- This work was partially developed whitin the Erasmus+ project “Climate Change, Cities, Communities and Equity in Health” (Project n. 2021-1-IT02-KA220-HED-000032223), which is co-funded by the European Commission
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200090 (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Architecture) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200090)
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Arhitektonski fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Kyprianou, Ioanna AU - Artopoulos, Georgios AU - Bonomolo, Anna AU - Brownlee, Timothy AU - Cachado, Rita ´Avila AU - Camaioni, Chiara AU - Đokić, Vladan AU - D’Onofrio, Rosalba AU - Đukanović, Zoran AU - Fasola, Salvatore AU - Di Giovanni, Caterina Francesca AU - Cocci Grifoni, Roberta AU - Hadjinicolaou, Panos AU - Ilardo, Giacomo AU - Jovanović, Predrag AU - La Grutta, Stefania AU - Malizia, Velia AU - Marchesani, Graziano Enzo AU - Ottone, Maria Federica AU - Trusiani, Elio AU - Živković, Jelena AU - Carlucci, Salvatore PY - 2023 UR - https://raf.arh.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1477 AB - Climate change threatens urban health, whether that refers to the human or environmental aspects of urban life. At the same time, initiatives of city regeneration envision alternative forms of the urban environment, where derelict spaces have the potential to be brought back to life in ways that would not compromise urban health. Regeneration processes should utilise mitigation and adaptation strategies that consider the future needs and anticipated role of cities within the context of the discourse about climate change, accounting for expected and unforeseen impacts and regarding the city as an agent of action rather than a static territory, too complex to change. Nevertheless, literature implicating these three parameters synchronously, namely, climate change, cities, and health, has been scarce. This study aims to fill this gap through a systematic literature review, exploring climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies that can be employed in urban regeneration efforts seeking to mitigate climate-exacerbated phenomena and their impacts on urban health as well as identifying the main trends and opportunities overlooked. Findings show that even though the emphasis is given to the physical actions and impacts of climate change and urban health, an emerging theme is a need to engage civic society in co-designing urban spaces. Synergistic relationships, collaborations and avoidance of lock-in situations appear to be the most significant subtopics emerging from this literature review. One main recommendation is the promotion of a community-driven, inclusive, participatory approach in regeneration projects. That will ensure that different vulnerabilities can be adequately addressed and that diverse population groups will have equitable health benefits. PB - Elsevier Ltd. T2 - Building and Environment T1 - Mitigation and adaptation strategies to offset the impacts of climate change on urban health: A European perspective VL - 238 SP - 110226 DO - 10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110226 ER -
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Kyprianou, I., Artopoulos, G., Bonomolo, A., Brownlee, T., Cachado, R. ´., Camaioni, C., Đokić, V., D’Onofrio, R., Đukanović, Z., Fasola, S., Di Giovanni, C. F., Cocci Grifoni, R., Hadjinicolaou, P., Ilardo, G., Jovanović, P., La Grutta, S., Malizia, V., Marchesani, G. E., Ottone, M. F., Trusiani, E., Živković, J.,& Carlucci, S.. (2023). Mitigation and adaptation strategies to offset the impacts of climate change on urban health: A European perspective. in Building and Environment Elsevier Ltd.., 238, 110226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110226
Kyprianou I, Artopoulos G, Bonomolo A, Brownlee T, Cachado R´, Camaioni C, Đokić V, D’Onofrio R, Đukanović Z, Fasola S, Di Giovanni CF, Cocci Grifoni R, Hadjinicolaou P, Ilardo G, Jovanović P, La Grutta S, Malizia V, Marchesani GE, Ottone MF, Trusiani E, Živković J, Carlucci S. Mitigation and adaptation strategies to offset the impacts of climate change on urban health: A European perspective. in Building and Environment. 2023;238:110226. doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110226 .
Kyprianou, Ioanna, Artopoulos, Georgios, Bonomolo, Anna, Brownlee, Timothy, Cachado, Rita ´Avila, Camaioni, Chiara, Đokić, Vladan, D’Onofrio, Rosalba, Đukanović, Zoran, Fasola, Salvatore, Di Giovanni, Caterina Francesca, Cocci Grifoni, Roberta, Hadjinicolaou, Panos, Ilardo, Giacomo, Jovanović, Predrag, La Grutta, Stefania, Malizia, Velia, Marchesani, Graziano Enzo, Ottone, Maria Federica, Trusiani, Elio, Živković, Jelena, Carlucci, Salvatore, "Mitigation and adaptation strategies to offset the impacts of climate change on urban health: A European perspective" in Building and Environment, 238 (2023):110226, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110226 . .