Descripción del proyecto
El exceso de calor puede ser perjudicial para los niños
Las temperaturas en la ciudad son sustancialmente más altas que en las zonas rurales, debido principalmente a que las urbes no cuentan con suficientes espacios verdes y están hechas de asfalto, que absorbe el calor. Este sobrecalentamiento urbano puede ser perjudicial para la salud y el desarrollo infantil. El proyecto Green CURIOCITY, financiado con fondos europeos, ampliará los conocimientos sobre los efectos de la exposición al calor durante el embarazo con respecto al resultado del parto, así como sobre la repercusión que podría tener en el neurodesarrollo infantil una exposición de larga duración. En el proyecto también se explorarán las posibilidades de atenuar o prevenir los efectos negativos del calor mediante soluciones basadas en la naturaleza. Se propondrá la elaboración de mapas de vulnerabilidad y de un programa con un sistema de información geográfica para pronosticar los efectos del ambiente natural urbano en las enfermedades infantiles relacionadas con el calor.
Objetivo
Green CURIOCITY: As a consequence of climate change, the European climate is getting warmer and the impact on childhood health and development is insufficiently understood. Equally, the potential to reduce heat related health risks through nature based solutions (NBS), such as exposure to urban natural environments (for example urban green spaces), calls for further investigation. Green CURIOCITY aims to provide evidence for improved knowledge about how heat exposure during pregnancy affects birth outcomes and how long-term exposure to heat may influence children’s neurodevelopment. The project will also investigate how adverse effects can be prevented through a potentially mitigating impact of urban natural environments in the context of NBS. Green CURIOCITY has a strong impact and implementation component, both by proposing to develop vulnerability maps, demonstrating urban “hot-spots” where the risk of negative impacts of heat is aggravated due to specific socio-demographic and land use patterns and by the development of a plugin tool for a Geographic Information System software to predict impact of urban natural environments on childhood heat-related health outcomes in partnership with WHO. The suggested methods include advanced statistical and geospatial analyses in combination with map production and software development. We will use existing data from the Human Early-Life Exposure (HELIX) cohort and link to state-of-the-art environmental exposure data to assess impact on birth and neurodevelopmental outcomes. The results are expected to be of high relevance and impact due to the project’s alignment with contemporary urgent challenges related to climate change, urban landscapes, and the health of future generations. In particular, the project’s focus on solutions and communication tools will provide opportunities for innovative evidence-based implementation strategies.
Ámbito científico
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesphysical geographycartographygeographic information systems
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssystem software
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware development
- medical and health sciencesclinical medicineobstetrics
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)Coordinador
08036 Barcelona
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