Urban Heat, Air Pollution, Greenness and Health

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Cities are centers of economic and social activity, but also hotspots of poor air quality, high temperature and lack of residential greenness, which are all detrimental to human health. Air pollution is increasingly recognized as the most important environmental risk factors for multiple diseases (mainly cardiopulmonary) and premature deaths. Meanwhile, ambient temperature tends to be higher in cities due to a complex interplay of several factors, leading to increased heat accumulation and slower heat diffusion. Greenness, defined as areas covered by plants and vegetation, can ameliorate the adverse effects of air pollution and climate changes through underlying pathophysiology mechanisms.

Consequently, evidence exploring the joint relationships of air pollution, ambient temperature and greenness is needed for a better understanding of these interactions and developing more targeted public health interventions.

In this Research Topic, we welcome submissions of Original Research, Clinical Trials, Meta-analysis, and Systematic Review addressing the following domains, but not limited to:

• New or enhanced exposure assessments methodologies evaluating individual air pollution, ambient temperature, and greenness exposure.
• Population-based study pertaining to the burden of non-communicable diseases attributable to air pollution and climate change.
• The potential bene?t of greenness in reducing the deleterious e?ects on health of air pollution and climate change.
• Research that simultaneously incorporates multiple environmental indicators to identify the actual environmental risk factors.

Cities are centers of economic and social activity, but also hotspots of poor air quality, high temperature and lack of residential greenness, which are all detrimental to human health. Air pollution is increasingly recognized as the most important environmental risk factors for multiple diseases (mainly cardiopulmonary) and premature deaths. Meanwhile, ambient temperature tends to be higher in cities due to a complex interplay of several factors, leading to increased heat accumulation and slower heat diffusion. Greenness, defined as areas covered by plants and vegetation, can ameliorate the adverse effects of air pollution and climate changes through underlying pathophysiology mechanisms.

Consequently, evidence exploring the joint relationships of air pollution, ambient temperature and greenness is needed for a better understanding of these interactions and developing more targeted public health interventions.

In this Research Topic, we welcome submissions of Original Research, Clinical Trials, Meta-analysis, and Systematic Review addressing the following domains, but not limited to:

• New or enhanced exposure assessments methodologies evaluating individual air pollution, ambient temperature, and greenness exposure.
• Population-based study pertaining to the burden of non-communicable diseases attributable to air pollution and climate change.
• The potential bene?t of greenness in reducing the deleterious e?ects on health of air pollution and climate change.
• Research that simultaneously incorporates multiple environmental indicators to identify the actual environmental risk factors.

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Wuhan University of Science and Technology

University of Edinburgh

University of Science and Technology Beijing

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College

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