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Integration of urban science and urban climate adaptation research: opportunities to advance climate action.

José LoboRimjhim M AggarwalMarina AlbertiMelissa R Allen-DumasLuis M A BettencourtChristopher G BooneChrista BrelsfordVanesa Castán BrotoHallie EakinSharmistha Bagchi-SenSara MeerowCeline D'CruzAromar ReviDebra C RobertsMichael E SmithAbigail YorkTao LinXuemei BaiWilliam SoleckiDiane PatakiLuís Bojorquez TapiaMarcy RockmanMarc WolframPeter SchlosserNicolas Gauthier
Published in: npj urban sustainability (2023)
There is a growing recognition that responding to climate change necessitates urban adaptation. We sketch a transdisciplinary research effort, arguing that actionable research on urban adaptation needs to recognize the nature of cities as social networks embedded in physical space. Given the pace, scale and socioeconomic outcomes of urbanization in the Global South, the specificities and history of its cities must be central to the study of how well-known agglomeration effects can facilitate adaptation. The proposed effort calls for the co-creation of knowledge involving scientists and stakeholders, especially those historically excluded from the design and implementation of urban development policies.
Keyphrases
  • climate change
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • mental health
  • primary care
  • physical activity
  • risk assessment
  • weight loss
  • quality improvement
  • skeletal muscle
  • insulin resistance
  • human health