Urban greenspace under a changing climate : benefit or harm for allergies and respiratory health?

2025
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2
dc.abstract.enAn increasing proportion of the world’s population lives in urban settings that have limited greenspace. Urbanization puts pressure on existing greenspace and reduces its access. Climate impacts, including increased temperature and extreme weather events, challenge the maintenance of urban vegetation, reducing its ecosystem services and benefits for human health. Although urban greenspace has been positively associated with numerous health indicators, the evidence for allergies and respiratory health is much less clear and mixed. To address these uncertainties, a workshop with 20 global participants was held in Munich, Germany, in May 2024, focusing on the impact of greenspace-related co-exposures on allergies and respiratory health. This narrative review captures key insights from the workshop, including the roles of urban greenspace in (1) climate change mitigation, (2) interactions with pollen, and (3) emissions of biogenic volatile organic compounds and their byproducts, such as ozone. Additionally, it presents research and stakeholder recommendations from the workshop. Future studies that integrate advanced greenspace exposure assessments and consider the interplay of greenspace with pollen and biogenic volatile organic compounds, along with their relevant byproducts are needed. Increased public awareness and policy actions will also be essential for developing urban greenspace that maximizes health benefits, minimizes risks, and ensures resilience amid a changing climate and rapid urbanization.
dc.affiliationWydział Filozoficzny : Instytut Psychologii
dc.affiliationSzkoła Doktorska Nauk Społecznych
dc.contributor.authorZhao, Tianyu
dc.contributor.authorHeinrich, Joachim
dc.contributor.authorBrauer, Michael
dc.contributor.authorFulman, Nir
dc.contributor.authorIdrose, Nur Sabrina
dc.contributor.authorBaumbach, Clemens - 456864
dc.contributor.authorButers, Jeroen
dc.contributor.authorMarkevych, Iana - 423962
dc.contributor.authorRitz, Beate
dc.contributor.authorTham, Rachel
dc.contributor.authorYang, Bo-Yi
dc.contributor.authorZeng, Xiao-Wen
dc.contributor.authorAlashhab, Samer
dc.contributor.authorGui, Zhao-Huan
dc.contributor.authorLin, Li-Zi
dc.contributor.authorNowak, Dennis
dc.contributor.authorSadeh, Maya
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Nitika - 446691
dc.contributor.authorDong, Guang-Hui
dc.contributor.authorFuertes, Elaine
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-25T08:28:11Z
dc.date.available2025-04-25T08:28:11Z
dc.date.createdat2025-02-12T16:47:47Zen
dc.date.issued2025
dc.date.openaccess0
dc.description.accesstimew momencie opublikowania
dc.description.number2
dc.description.versionostateczna wersja wydawcy
dc.description.volume9
dc.identifier.articleide372
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/EE9.0000000000000372
dc.identifier.eissn2474-7882
dc.identifier.urihttps://ruj.uj.edu.pl/handle/item/551829
dc.languageeng
dc.language.containereng
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dc.share.typeotwarte czasopismo
dc.subject.engreenspace
dc.subject.enclimate change
dc.subject.enpollen
dc.subject.envolatile organic compounds
dc.subject.enozone
dc.subject.enhypersensitivity
dc.subject.enlung function
dc.subject.enepidemiology
dc.subtypeArticle
dc.titleUrban greenspace under a changing climate : benefit or harm for allergies and respiratory health?
dc.title.journalEnvironmental Epidemiology
dc.typeJournalArticle
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dc.abstract.en
An increasing proportion of the world’s population lives in urban settings that have limited greenspace. Urbanization puts pressure on existing greenspace and reduces its access. Climate impacts, including increased temperature and extreme weather events, challenge the maintenance of urban vegetation, reducing its ecosystem services and benefits for human health. Although urban greenspace has been positively associated with numerous health indicators, the evidence for allergies and respiratory health is much less clear and mixed. To address these uncertainties, a workshop with 20 global participants was held in Munich, Germany, in May 2024, focusing on the impact of greenspace-related co-exposures on allergies and respiratory health. This narrative review captures key insights from the workshop, including the roles of urban greenspace in (1) climate change mitigation, (2) interactions with pollen, and (3) emissions of biogenic volatile organic compounds and their byproducts, such as ozone. Additionally, it presents research and stakeholder recommendations from the workshop. Future studies that integrate advanced greenspace exposure assessments and consider the interplay of greenspace with pollen and biogenic volatile organic compounds, along with their relevant byproducts are needed. Increased public awareness and policy actions will also be essential for developing urban greenspace that maximizes health benefits, minimizes risks, and ensures resilience amid a changing climate and rapid urbanization.
dc.affiliation
Wydział Filozoficzny : Instytut Psychologii
dc.affiliation
Szkoła Doktorska Nauk Społecznych
dc.contributor.author
Zhao, Tianyu
dc.contributor.author
Heinrich, Joachim
dc.contributor.author
Brauer, Michael
dc.contributor.author
Fulman, Nir
dc.contributor.author
Idrose, Nur Sabrina
dc.contributor.author
Baumbach, Clemens - 456864
dc.contributor.author
Buters, Jeroen
dc.contributor.author
Markevych, Iana - 423962
dc.contributor.author
Ritz, Beate
dc.contributor.author
Tham, Rachel
dc.contributor.author
Yang, Bo-Yi
dc.contributor.author
Zeng, Xiao-Wen
dc.contributor.author
Alashhab, Samer
dc.contributor.author
Gui, Zhao-Huan
dc.contributor.author
Lin, Li-Zi
dc.contributor.author
Nowak, Dennis
dc.contributor.author
Sadeh, Maya
dc.contributor.author
Singh, Nitika - 446691
dc.contributor.author
Dong, Guang-Hui
dc.contributor.author
Fuertes, Elaine
dc.date.accessioned
2025-04-25T08:28:11Z
dc.date.available
2025-04-25T08:28:11Z
dc.date.createdaten
2025-02-12T16:47:47Z
dc.date.issued
2025
dc.date.openaccess
0
dc.description.accesstime
w momencie opublikowania
dc.description.number
2
dc.description.version
ostateczna wersja wydawcy
dc.description.volume
9
dc.identifier.articleid
e372
dc.identifier.doi
10.1097/EE9.0000000000000372
dc.identifier.eissn
2474-7882
dc.identifier.uri
https://ruj.uj.edu.pl/handle/item/551829
dc.language
eng
dc.language.container
eng
dc.rights
Udzielam licencji. Uznanie autorstwa 4.0 Międzynarodowa
dc.rights.licence
CC-BY
dc.rights.uri
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.pl
dc.share.type
otwarte czasopismo
dc.subject.en
greenspace
dc.subject.en
climate change
dc.subject.en
pollen
dc.subject.en
volatile organic compounds
dc.subject.en
ozone
dc.subject.en
hypersensitivity
dc.subject.en
lung function
dc.subject.en
epidemiology
dc.subtype
Article
dc.title
Urban greenspace under a changing climate : benefit or harm for allergies and respiratory health?
dc.title.journal
Environmental Epidemiology
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JournalArticle
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