Modification of Heat-Related Mortality in an Elderly Urban Population by Vegetation (Urban Green) and Proximity to Water (Urban Blue): Evidence from Lisbon, Portugal | Zendy

Katrin Burkart | Zendy; Fred Meier | Zendy; Alexandra Schneider | Zendy; Susanne Breitner | Zendy; Paulo Canário | Zendy; María João Alcoforado | Zendy; Dieter Scherer | Zendy; Wilfried Endlicher | Zendy

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Modification of Heat-Related Mortality in an Elderly Urban Population by Vegetation (Urban Green) and Proximity to Water (Urban Blue): Evidence from Lisbon, Portugal

Author(s) -

Katrin Burkart,

Fred Meier,

Alexandra Schneider,

Susanne Breitner,

Paulo Canário,

María João Alcoforado,

Dieter Scherer,

Wilfried Endlicher

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1409529

Subject(s) - normalized difference vegetation index , quartile , urban heat island , vegetation (pathology) , environmental science , generalized additive model , percentile , poisson regression , geography , population , physical geography , environmental health , medicine , climate change , ecology , meteorology , confidence interval , statistics , mathematics , pathology , biology

Urban populations are highly vulnerable to the adverse effects of heat, with heat-related mortality showing intra-urban variations that are likely due to differences in urban characteristics and socioeconomic status.

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