1、Cooling cities through urban green infrastructure:a health impact assessment ofEuropean citiesMark Nieuwenhuijsen,ISGlobal,BarcelonaCLIMATE CRISIS28Green Cooling Summit 2025,20 21 May 2025More extreme weather events(heatwaves,cold spells,floods,droughts,storms/hurricanes),wildfires,migration,landsca
2、pe changes are brought about by deforestation,deglaciation,river disappearance,desertification,water shortage,and biomass extinction,economic decline and social disruption,loss of urban forest,allergen increaseHealth effects including premature mortality,poor mental health (anxiety,stress,schizophre
3、nia,mood disorder and depression,suicide,aggressive behaviors),cardiorespiratory disease(strokes.),respiratory disease(asthma).infectious disease()Recent few years have been the hottest on record and high temperatures claimed over 60000 lives in Europe alone in 202230Green Cooling Summit 2025,20 21
4、May 2025Khomenko et al 2021https:/isglobalranking.org/ESTIMATES FROM NEARLY A 1000 CITIES IN EUROPEMasselot et al 202320173(17 26122 934)attributed to heat 200K+deaths due to air pollutionAlmost 1000 European cities32Green Cooling Summit 2025,20 21 May 202533Green Cooling Summit 2025,20 21 May 20253
5、5Green Cooling Summit 2025,20 21 May 2025Before Superblock Sant Antoni After37Green Cooling Summit 2025,20 21 May 2025Lecture:https:/ you!This project has received funding from the European Unions,Horizon Europe Framework Programme(HORIZON)under GA No 101094639-THE URBAN BURDEN OF DISEASE ESTIMATION FOR POLICY MAKING(UBDPolicy)mark.nieuwenhuijsenisglobal.orghttps:/ubdpolicy.eu/