Urban-heat research informing health-system climate action

European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies · Cambridge University Press

At a glance

Role: Co-author of research cited in the health-policy study
Host: European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies · hosted by WHO
Policy study: Health for All Policies: The Co-Benefits of Intersectoral Action
Chapter: SDG13, climate action: health systems as stakeholders and implementors in climate policy change
Evidence: Chapter 12, section 12.3.4 · printed page 227; reference on page 239

The story

Architectural evidence supporting climate and health

Research co-authored by Professor Amir Ghaffarianhoseini informs a 2024 health-policy study from the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies and Cambridge University Press. Its climate-action chapter cites the team’s urban-heat review when explaining how green buildings and tree cover can help health systems reduce heat-wave impacts.

Designing for people exposed to heat

Written by Iris A. Holmes and Charley E. Willison, the chapter examines health systems as stakeholders and implementors in climate policy, including a Toronto case study. Section 12.3.4 uses the review by Ardalan Aflaki, Mahsan Mirnezhad, Amir, Ali Ghaffarianhoseini, Hossein Omrany, Zhi-Hua Wang and Hashem Akbari alongside other evidence on heat-resilient buildings and neighbouring open spaces.

Across architecture and public health

The book connects research across sectors through the Sustainable Development Goals. This use extends the reach of the co-authored architectural and urban-climate research into analysis of health-system action on climate change.

Evidence