This session will bring together researchers working on urban climate at different scales and researchers interested in climate-related health issues from urban environments to improve the understanding of how urban climates can lead to additional or specific burdens for public health in cities. We encourage submissions from varying scales, including micro-scale studies focusing on the building and neighborhood levels, as well as larger meso- and macro-scales studies with a focus on regional to (supra-)national levels. Our session is aimed to go beyond biometeorological research fields that are more related to thermal comfort. The objective is to try to bridge between public health researchers and urban climatologists in order to build more sustainable and healthier cities by covering topics as varied as, but not restricted to:
- urban heat-related mortality and morbidity;
- increased risks of communicable diseases;
- changes in wellbeing and higher health risk for people with mental health conditions;
- changes in habitat suitability for mould development; etc.
We are looking for research that addresses the questions of maladaptation and poor climate mitigation design by welcoming abstract submissions that study the health (co-)benefits of climate change adaptation and mitigation in cities as well as urban climate services, which address the needs of stakeholders from urban planning and public health.