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.
Pillemer, K., & Wagenet, L. P. (2008). Taking action: Environmental volunteerism and civic engagement by older people. Public Policy and Aging Report, 18(2), 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1093/ppar/18.2.1
Gagnon, D., Schlader, Z., & Crandall, C. G. (2015). Sympathetic activity during passive heat stress in healthy aged humans. Journal of Physiology, 593(9), 2225–2235. https://doi.org/10.1113/JP270162
Dyer, C. B., Regev, M., Burnett, J., Festa, N., & Cloyd, B. (2008). SWiFT: A rapid triage tool for vulnerable older adults in disaster situations. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 2(S1), S45-S50. https://doi.org/10.1097/DMP.0b013e3181647b81
Shumake, K. L., Sacks, J. D., Lee, J. S., & Johns, D. O. (2013). Susceptibility of older adults to health effects induced by ambient air pollutants regulated by the European Union and the United States. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 25, 3-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-013-0001-5
Zanobetti, A., O'Neill, M. S., Gronlund, C. J., & Schwartz, J. D. (2012). Summer temperature variability and long-term survival among elderly people with chronic disease. PNAS, 109(17), 6608–6613. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1113070109
Warburton, J., & Gooch, M. (2007). Stewardship volunteering by older Australians: The generative response. International Journal of Justice and Sustainability, 12(1), 43–55. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549830601098230
Sirey, J. A., Berman, J., Halkett, A., Giunta, N., Kerrigan, J., Raeifar E., Artis A., Banerjee S., & Raue, P. J. (2017). Storm impact and depression among older adults living in hurricane Sandy-affected areas. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 11(1), 97-109. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2016.189
Ballantyne, R., Connell, S., & Fien, J. (1998). Students as catalysts of environmental change: A framework for researching intergenerational influence through environmental education. Environmental Education Research, 4(3), 285–298.https://doi.org/10.1080/1350462980040304
Sun, Y., Forrister, A., Kuligowski, E. D., Lovreglio, R., Cova, T. J., & Zhao, X. (2024). Social vulnerabilities and wildfire evacuations: A case study of the 2019 Kincade fire. Safety Science, 176, 106557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2024.106557
Lin, P. S. S., & Chen, S. S. (2022). Social networks for older people's resilient aging-in-place: Lessons from the post-landslide Ksunu tribe in Taiwan. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 82, 103336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103336
Wolf, J., Adger, W. N., Lorenzoni, I., Abrahamson, V., & Raine, R. (2010). Social capital, individual responses to heat waves and climate change adaptation: An empirical study of two UK cities. Global Environmental Change, 20(1), 44–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2009.09.004
Cole, E., Donnan, K. J., Simpson, A. J., & Garrett, A. T. (2023). Short-term heat acclimation protocols for an aging population: Systematic review. Plos One, 18(3), e0282038. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282038
van Steen, Y., Ntarladima, A. M., Grobbee, R., Karssenber, D., & Vaartjes, I. (2018). Sex differences in mortality after heat waves: Are elderly women at higher risk? International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 92, 37–48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-018-1360-1
Healy, J. P., Danesh Yazdi, M., Wei, Y., Qiu, X., Shtein, A., Dominici, F., Shi, L., & Schwartz, J. D. (2023). Seasonal temperature variability and mortality in the medicare population. Environmental Health Perspectives, 131(7), 077002. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP11588
Carroll, M., & Walker, J. (2020). Rural older people, climate change and disasters. In Rural Gerontology (pp. 336-348). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003019435-32
Fletcher, P. A., Worthen, D. L., McSweeney-Feld, M. H., Gibson, A., Seblova, D., Pagán, L., Troya, M. I., Fang, M. L., Owusu, B., Lane, C., Wada, M., Harrell, E. R., & Viana, A. (2022). Rural older adults in disasters: A study of recovery from Hurricane Michael. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 16(6), 2602–2606. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2021.276
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
Kinay, P., Morse, A. P., Morrissey, K., Yucel, M. R., & Staddon, P. L. (2021). Risk perception of Chinese elderly: An urban study on adaptation to climate change. Sustainable Environment, 7(1), 1988384. https://doi.org/10.1080/27658511.2021.1988384
Nicholas, P., Breakey, S., & Blank, P. (2020). Roles of nurse practitioners: Health consequences of climate change in vulnerable older adults. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 16(6), 433–437. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2020.03.011
Rodrigues, P., Orssatto, L. B. R., Gagnon, D., Dahhak, A., Hecksteden, A., Stewart, I. B., & Minett, G. M. (2024). Passive heat therapy: A promising preventive measure for people at risk of adverse health outcomes during heat extremes. Journal of Applied Physiology, 136(4), 677-694. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00701.2023
Tilstra, M. H., Tiwari, I., Niwa, L., Campbell, S., Nielsen, C. C., Jones, C. A., Yamamoto, S. S. (2021). Risk and resilience: How is the health of older adults and immigrant people living in Canada impacted by climate- and air pollution-related exposures? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(20), 10575. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010575
Nicosia, F. M., Williams, S. L., Dannenbaum, T. P., & Barnes, D. E. (2022). Resilience in the face of disaster: Psychosocial effects of the 2017 Northern California Wildfires in caregivers and persons with cognitive impairment participating in an integrative group movement program at an adult day center. Activities, Adaptation & Aging, 46(1), 46-59. https://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2021.1916716
Acierno, R., Ruggiero, K. J., Kilpatrick, D. G., Resnick, H. S., & Galea, S. (2006). Risk and protective factors for psychopathology among older versus younger adults after the 2004 Florida hurricanes. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 14(12), 1051-1059. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JGP.0000221327.97904.b0
Beltran, S. J., Luigi, P., Kusmaul, N., & Leon, M. (2021). Rising above the flood: A systematic review of gerontological social work in disaster preparedness and response. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 65(5), 545-561. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2021.1986764
Zhao, C. S., Gao, L., & Li, C.G. (2021). Relationship between acute attack of elderly bronchial asthma and air pollution, and climactic change. Advanced Materials Research, 1030-1032, 2386-2389. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1030-1032.2386