Project description
Too much heat can harm children
Temperatures in cities are substantially higher than in rural areas. This is mainly due to the fact that cities don’t have enough green space and are made of asphalt, which absorbs heat. This overheating of cities can be detrimental to children’s health and development. The EU-funded Green CURIOCITY project will improve knowledge about how heat exposure during pregnancy impacts birth outcome and how long-term exposure could affect children's neurodevelopment. The project will also explore the possibilities to mitigate or prevent the negative effects of heat in the context of nature-based solutions. It will propose the development of vulnerability maps and of a geographic information system software to forecast urban natural environment effects on childhood heat-related illnesses.
Fields of science
- 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
Programme(s)
Funding Scheme
MSCA-IF-EF-RI - RI – Reintegration panel
Coordinator
08036 Barcelona
Spain
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