Built Environment and Urbanization

Infrastructure, cities, and global health diplomacy. Think Global Health.

February 4, 2025 • Research & Reports

De Leeuw, E. and Harris, P.

Built Environment and Urbanization

Editorial: Exploring the multifaceted relationship between human health and urban nature in times of crises. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.

February 9, 2025 • Research & Reports

Vidal, D., Lopes, H., and Maia, R.

Climate Change Built Environment and Urbanization

Heat-related health risks for people experiencing homelessness: A rapid review. Journal of Urban Health.

Extreme heat is one of the most urgent and deadly climate-related health threats today. People experiencing homelessness (PEH) are at particularly high risk due to prolonged outdoor exposure, limited access to resources, and pre-existing health conditions. As climate change intensifies, understanding and addressing these risks is more critical than ever. Our paper presents a rapid review of research from the past five years (2019–2024) on the health impacts of extreme heat on PEH in high-income countries. We identify key vulnerability factors, such as age, pre-existing health conditions, and geographic disparities, and explore a range of health outcomes—including heat-related morbidity and...

March 19, 2025 • Research & Reports

Noor, J., Bezgrebelna, M., Kerman, N., et al.

Life Stage and Reproductive Health Air Pollution

Exposure to residential air pollution and the development of functional connectivity of brain networks throughout adolescence. Environment International.

February 1, 2025 • Research & Reports

Kusters, M.S.W., Granés, L., Petricola, S., et al.

Life Stage and Reproductive Health Built Environment and Urbanization

Residential tree canopy configuration and mortality in 6 million Swiss adults: A longitudinal study. The Lancet Planetary Health.

March 1, 2025 • Research & Reports

Chi, D., Manoli, G., Lin, B., et al.