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ArticleBMJ open2025

Locating the built environment within existing empirical models of climate change and mental health: protocol for a global systematic scoping review.

Marlee Bower, Lauren M Scott, Scarlett Smout, Amarina Donohoe-Bales, Lexine A Stapinski, Gareth Bryant, Edward Jegasothy, Ross Bailie, Shamila Haddad, Arianna Brambilla and 7 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Identifying Cognitive Impairment in People Who Are Homeless in Metropolitan Australia: An Exploratory Study.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors.

Marlee BowerThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia marlee.bower@sydney.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9818-1174
Lauren M ScottThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-3039-6008
Scarlett SmoutThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
Amarina Donohoe-BalesThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
Lexine A StapinskiThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3656-4655
Gareth BryantDiscipline of Political Economy, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Edward JegasothySchool of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Ross BailieUniversity Centre for Rural Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5966-3368
Shamila HaddadSchool of Architecture, Design and Planning, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Arianna BrambillaSchool of Architecture, Design and Planning, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Amanda HowardSydney School of Education and Social Work, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Jo McClellanTwo Things Consultancy, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Jon SwainCity of Sydney Council, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Laura McGrathThe Open University, London, England, UK.
Maree TeessonThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
Emma L BarrettThe Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
Lyrian DanielUniversity of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionWhere a person lives, the characteristics of their housing and neighbourhood environment influence their exposure to climate-related hazards and vulnerability to associated mental health impacts. This suggests that the built environment may be a promising focus for integrated policy responses to climate change and public mental health challenges. However, few empirical studies have focused on the role of the built environment as an important mediator of climate-attributable mental health burden. The proposed scoping review seeks to identify and synthesise existing conceptual models and frameworks linking climate change to mental health via built environment pathways. We aim to provide a preliminary overview of the housing and neighbourhood pathways through which climate change may impact mental health, which will inform future empirical work in this emerging area of research. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A systematic scoping review of the global peer-reviewed and grey literature will be conducted in accordance with Arksey and O'Malley's methodological framework and Joanna Briggs Institute recommendations. Included articles must present a conceptual model or framework incorporating relevant built environment pathways through which climate change may impact mental health and well-being. Relevant models and frameworks will be identified through systematic searches (for English-language reports) of Medline, PsycINFO, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science and grey literature databases. Two reviewers will independently screen the article titles, abstracts and full texts, with conflicts resolved by a third reviewer. Data extraction will occur using a predefined template. The presentation of findings will conform to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews, including a narrative synthesis of the role of housing and neighbourhood factors in the relationship between climate change and mental health, as identified from the existing literature. The review will lay essential foundations for future empirical research and place-based policy responses to the mental health consequences of a changing climate. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The scoping review will be a secondary analysis of published data, for which ethics approval is not required. The results will be disseminated through a peer-reviewed publication and targeted distribution to stakeholders involved in climate change, built environment and health research and policymaking. STUDY REGISTRATION: Open Science Framework: doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/XR74C.

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Built EnvironmentClimate ChangeMental HealthResidence CharacteristicsHousingHumansResearch DesignScoping Reviews as TopicClimate ChangeHealth EquityMENTAL HEALTHPrimary PreventionPUBLIC HEALTHReview

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PMID40180365
PMCPMC11966955

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