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Built Environment and UrbanizationPlanetary Health Frameworks
Reimagining Urban Health through the Lens of Planetary Health
At the Planetary Health Cities Symposium, global leaders reimagined urban life to better protect and restore the life-support systems essential to human survival.
Quantifying intra-urban socio-economic and environmental vulnerability to extreme heat events in Johannesburg, South Africa. International Journal of Biometeorology.
This study quantifies heat vulnerability across Johannesburg using environmental, socio-economic, and health data. Findings highlight the need for targeted interventions, including improved healthcare access and green infrastructure in the city’s most high-risk communities.
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Research & Reports
Parker, C., Mahlasi, C., for the HE2AT Center Group, et al.
Assessing air pollutant removal and carbon sequestration across urban forest stands and individual species in a medium-sized southern Italian city. Environmental Science and Pollution Research.
Urban areas are characterized by elevated levels of air pollution and carbon emissions resulting from human activities. Given the potential of urban forests to mitigate both air pollution and carbon emissions, this study focused on quantifying these ecosystem services in Monte Sant’Antonio’s urban forest, located in Campobasso, Italy.
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Research & Reports
Antenucci, E., Russo, A., Marchetti, M., and Gargi, V.