Publications Database
The searchable bibliography page is one of our most popular features, allowing you to quickly access to the literature on the aging population and climate change in one convenient location. The CIRCA team keeps the database updated on a monthly basis. You may search by author, title, year, keywords. To retrieve full information, click on the "Publication" button.
Wollschlaeger, S., Sadhu, a., Ebrahimi, G., & Woo, a. (2022). Investigation of climate change impacts on long-term care facility occupants. City and Environment Interactions, 13, 100077. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cacint.2021.100077
Zhang, C. (2025). Green longevity: Climate resilience, adaptation, and action for older adults. International Journal of Public Health, 70, 1607775. https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2025.1607775
Zaninotto, P., Wu, Y.-T., & Prina, M. (2025). ClimateMind50+: Development and validation through cognitive interviews of a questionnaire to measure climate change knowledge, concerns, and actions in older adults. PLOS Climate, 4(4), e0000568-e0000568. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000568
Yuan, Y., Huang, F., Lin, F., Zhu, P., & Zhu, P. (2021). Green space exposure on mortality and cardiovascular outcomes in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 33(7), 1783-1797. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-020-01710-0
Wu, P. J., & Lin, Y. S. (2023). Reducing waste and achieving sustainable food security through optimizing surplus-food collection and meal distribution. annals of Operations Research, 328(2), 1537-1555. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-023-05258-w
Woolrych, R., Haq, G., & Latter, B. (2023). Healthy ageing in a changing climate: Creating inclusive, age-friendly, and climate-resilient cities and communities in the UK. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.16312.32008
Williams, a. a., Spengler, J. D., Catalano, P., allen, J. G., & Cedeno-Laurent, J. G. (2019). Building vulnerability in a changing climate: Indoor temperature exposures and health outcomes in older adults living in public housing during an extreme heat event in Cambridge, Ma. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(13), 2373. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16132373
Willoughby, M., Kipsaina, C., Ferrah, N., Blau, S., Bugeja, L., Ranson, D., & Ibrahim, J. E. (2017). Mortality in nursing homes following emergency evacuation: a systematic review. Journal of the american Medical Directors association, 18(8), 664-670. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2017.02.005
White, J. (2017). Climate change and the generational timescape. The Sociological Review, 65(4), 763-778. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-954X.12397
White, B. P., Breakey, S., Brown, M. J., Smith, J. R., Tarbet, a., Nicholas, P. K., & Ros, a. M. V. (2023). Mental health impacts of climate change among vulnerable populations globally: an integrative review. annals of Global Health, 89(1), 66. https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4105
Wang, Y., Gao, S., & Manini, T. M. (2025). age-related deficits in mobility resilience with an extreme weather and climate event. JaMa Network Open, 8(7), e2518525. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.18525
Weinberger, K. R., Kulick, E. R., Boehme, a. K., Sun, S., Dominici, F., & Wellenius, G. a. (2021). association between Hurricane Sandy and emergency department visits in New York City by age and cause. american Journal of Epidemiology, 190(10), 2138-2147. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwab127
Watkins, H. M., & Goodwin, G. P. (2020). Reflecting on sacrifices made by past generations increases a sense of obligation towards future generations. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 46(7), 995-1012. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167219883610
Vasconcelos, L., Langemeyer, J., Cole, H. V., & Baro, F. (2024). Nature-based climate shelters? Exploring urban green spaces as cooling solutions for older adults in a warming city. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 98, 128408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128408
van Boetzelaer, E., Van De Kamp, J., Keating, P., Sharma, S., Pellecchia, U., Browne, J. L., Sheather, J., & Franco, O. H. (2024). Involving older people in the preparedness, response, and recovery phases in humanitarian emergencies: a theoretical framework on ageism, epistemic injustice, and participation. The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 5(1), e76-e82. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2666-7568(23)00244-1
Tannenbaum-Baruchi, C., ashkenazi, I., & Rapaport, C. (2024). Risk inclusion of vulnerable people during a climate-related disaster: a case study of people with hearing loss facing wildfires. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 103, 104335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104335
Syropoulos, S., Watkins, H. M., Goodwin, G. P., & Markowitz, E. M. (2023). Disentangling the contributions of impact-oriented versus reputation-focused legacy motives on intergenerational concern and action. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 90, 102092. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102092
Timalsina, R., & Songwathana, P. (2020). Factors enhancing resilience among older adults experiencing disaster: a systematic review. australasian Emergency Care, 23(1), 11-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.auec.2019.12.007
Syropoulos, S., Markowitz, E. M., Demarest, B., & Shrum, T. (2023). a letter to future generations: Examining the effectiveness of an intergenerational framing intervention. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 90, 102074. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102074
Syropoulos, S., & Markowitz, E. M. (2021). Perceived responsibility towards future generations and environmental concern: Convergent evidence across multiple outcomes in a large, nationally representative sample. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 76, 101651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2021.101651
Syropoulos, S., & Markowitz, E. (2024). Responsibility towards future generations is a strong predictor of proenvironmental engagement. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 93, 102218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102218
Sorour, D. M., atta, M. H., Mohamed, a. a., alfayomy, N. a., Othman, a. a., & Eweida, R. S. (2025). Unveiling the interplay between knowledge, self-efficacy, and pro-environmental behavior about climate change in a sample of rural community-dwelling older adults: a national correlational study. Geriatric Nursing, 62, 72-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.01.007
Shaban, M., amer, F. G. M., & Shaban, M. M. (2024). The impact of nursing sustainable prevention program on heat strain among agricultural elderly workers in the context of climate change. Geriatric Nursing, 58, 215-224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.05.021
Skarha, J., Gordon, L., Sakib, N., June, J., Jester, D. J., Peterson, L. J., andel, R., & Dosa, D. M. (2021). association of power outage with mortality and hospitalizations among Florida nursing home residents after Hurricane Irma. JaMa Health Forum, 2(11), e213900. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.3900
Schneider, a., R�ckerl, R., Breitner, S., Wolf, K., & Peters, a. (2017). Thermal control, weather, and aging. Current Environmental Health Reports, 4(1), 21-29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40572-017-0129-0