@article{
author = "Kyprianou, Ioanna and Artopoulos, Georgios and Bonomolo, Anna and Brownlee, Timothy and Cachado, Rita ´Avila and Camaioni, Chiara and Đokić, Vladan and D’Onofrio, Rosalba and Đukanović, Zoran and Fasola, Salvatore and Di Giovanni, Caterina Francesca and Cocci Grifoni, Roberta and Hadjinicolaou, Panos and Ilardo, Giacomo and Jovanović, Predrag and La Grutta, Stefania and Malizia, Velia and Marchesani, Graziano Enzo and Ottone, Maria Federica and Trusiani, Elio and Živković, Jelena and Carlucci, Salvatore",
year = "2023",
abstract = "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.",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd.",
journal = "Building and Environment",
title = "Mitigation and adaptation strategies to offset the impacts of climate change on urban health: A European perspective",
volume = "238",
pages = "110226",
doi = "10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110226"
}
