ReviewCurrent environmental health reports2017
The Urban Heat Island: Implications for Health in a Changing Environment.
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97 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Definition and characteristics of climate-adaptive cities: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Urban heat island impacts on heat-related cardiovascular morbidity: A time series analysis of older adults in US metropolitan areas.Environment international · 2023Pooled it
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- The High-resolution Urban Meteorology for Impacts Dataset for Atlanta Metropolitan Region (HUMID-Atlanta).Scientific data · 2026Article
- Relationships Between the Community Environment, Physical Activity, and Fall Risk in Low-Income Older Adults.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026Article
- Quantifying the financial burden of heat-related hospital admissions in Switzerland under a changing climate: A scalable analytical framework.BMC global and public health · 2026Article
- Passive cooling garments for outdoor thermal adaptation: a field experiment.International journal of biometeorology · 2026Article
- Climate Change and Sarcopenia: Mechanisms, Vulnerabilities, and Public Health Implications.Calcified tissue international · 2026Review
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- Evaporative Cooling of Concrete Pavers Incorporating Recycled, Bio-Based and Lightweight Materials: Influence of Capillary Absorption and Density.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Selected Impacts of Urban Heat Islands on Emergency Medical Services Utilization in Rhode Island.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Quantifying Urban Morphology-Induced Uncertainty in Urban Meteorology and Heat Stress Simulations in Southern California.Journal of geophysical research. Atmospheres : JGR · 2026Article
- MORICHI: a Dataset to Study Urban Overheating during Extreme Heat in a Hot-Summer Humid Continental Climate.Scientific data · 2026Article
- Amplified warming in tropical and subtropical cities under 2 °C climate change.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Incorporation of seasonal land cover to develop seasonally integrated land cover map for change detection in Dhaka mega City.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The heat exposure, aging trajectories, and Alzheimer's disease (HEAT-AD) study protocol.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Explainable Machine Learning for Heat-Related Illness Prediction: An XGBoost-SHAP Approach Using Korean Meteorological Data.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThe Urban Heat Island (UHI) is a well-studied phenomenon, whereby urban areas are generally warmer than surrounding suburban and rural areas. The most direct effect on health from the UHI is due to heat risk, which is exacerbated in urban areas, particularly during heat waves. However, there may be health benefits from warming during colder months. This review highlights recent attempts to quantitatively estimate the health impacts of the UHI and estimations of the health benefits of UHI mitigation measures. RECENT
findingsClimate change, increasing urbanisation and an ageing population in much of the world, is likely to increase the risks to health from the UHI, particularly from heat exposure. Studies have shown increased health risks in urban populations compared with rural or suburban populations in hot weather and a disproportionate impact on more vulnerable social groups. Estimations of the impacts of various mitigation techniques suggest that a range of measures could reduce health impacts from heat and bring other benefits to health and wellbeing. The impact of the UHI on heat-related health is significant, although often overlooked, particularly when considering future impacts associated with climate change. Multiple factors should be considered when designing mitigation measures in urban environments in order to maximise health benefits and avoid unintended negative effects.
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