Clarifying the Green Space, Heat-Related Connections Between Urban Climate, and Mortality.

• Autores: David M. Hondula, Robert E. Davis, Matei Georgescu
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 108, Nº. 0, 2018, págs. 62-63
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • An editorial is presented which addresses the authors' views about the associations between green space, urban climate, and heat-related mortality, and it mentions another article which appears in the same issue of the journal and examines the potential health benefits that are connected to a green space-related heat mitigation strategy. The possible impacts of urban infrastructure and landscape changes on heat-related health risks are assessed.