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.
Cleland, S. E., Steinhardt, W., Neas, L. M., West, J. J., & Rappold, A. G. (2023). Urban heat island impacts on heat-related cardiovascular morbidity: A time series analysis of older adults in US metropolitan areas. Environment International, 178, 108005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.108005
Sykes, K., & Pillemer, K. (2009). The intersection of aging and the environment: Introduction. Generations, 33(4), 6–9. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26555687
Wang, Z., Xu, N., Wei, W., & Zhao, N. (2020). Social inequality among elderly individuals caused by climate change: Evidence from the migratory elderly of mainland China. Journal of Environmental Management, 272, 111079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111079
Ilango, S. D., McElroy, S. & Schwarz, L. (2020). Recommendations for epidemiologic studies of aging populations in a changing climate. International Journal of Public Health, 65, 1431–1432. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-020-01453-9
Morabito, M., Crisci, A., Gioli, B., Gualtieri, G., Toscano, P., Di Stefano, V., Orlandini, S., & Gensini, G. F. (2015). Urban-hazard risk analysis: Mapping of heat-related risks in the eldelry in major Italian cities. PLoS ONE, 10(5). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127277
Coyle, M. (2014). Understanding resistance to climate change resistance. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 80(1), 76–86. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091415015591111
Brockie, L., & Miller, E. (2017). Understanding older adults' resilience during the Brisbane floods: Social capital, life experience, and optimism. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 11(1), 72-79. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2016.161
Brown, S., & Walker, G. (2013). Understanding heat wave vulnerability in nursing and residential homes. In Comfort in a Lower Carbon Society (pp. 59–68). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315875804
Harrington, L. J., & Otto, F. E. (2023). Underestimated climate risks from population ageing. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 6(1), 70. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-023-00398-z
Burkett, E., Martin-Khan, M. G., Scott, J., Samanta, M., & Gray, L. C. (2016). Trends and predicted trends in presentations of older people to Australian emergency departments: Effects of demand growth, population aging and climate change. Australian Health Review, 41(3), 246–253. https://doi.org/10.1071/AH15165
Osayomi, T., & Ugwu, R.C. (2021). "This heat is killing": Perception of heat stress among elderly women in Ibadan, Nigeria. In Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions (2nd Edition)(pp. 2385–2389). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51210-1_373
Wang, C., & Yarnal, B. (2012). The vulnerability of the elderly to hurrican hazards in Sarasota, Florida. Natural Hazards, 63, 349–373. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-012-0151-3
Joseph, D. D., & Doon, R. A. (2022). The social and economic implications of environmental justice for the elderly: A case for social work interventions in the Caribbean. Environment, Climate, and Social Justice, 17–43. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1987-9_2
Kaplan, M. A. (2021). The social effects of climate change on the health outcomes of vulnerable older adult populations in the global community. In Y. Bayer (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Economic and Social Impacts of Population Aging (pp. 1-16). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7327-3.ch001
Shrum, T. R. (2021). The salience of future impacts and the willingness to pay for climate change mitigation: An experiment in intergenerational framing. Climatic Change, 165(1), 18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-021-03002-6
Syropoulos, S., Watkins, H. M., Shariff, A. F., Hodges, S. D., & Markowitz, E. M. (2020). The role of gratitude in motivating intergenerational environmental stewardship. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 72, 101517. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2020.101517
Gettings, R. M. (2022). The role of elders in saving planet earth. Generations, 46(2), 1–11. https://www.jstor.org/stable/48697101
Wistow, J., Dominelli, L., Oven, K., Dunn, C., & Curtis, S. (2015). The role of formal and informal networks in supporting older people’s care during extreme weather events. Policy & Politics, 43(1), 119–135. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557312x655855
Ayalon, L., & Roy, S. (2023). The role of chronological age in climate change attitudes, feelings, and behavioral intentions: The case of null results. PLoS One, 18. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0286901
Ayalon, L., & Roy, S. (2023). The role of ageism in climate change worries and willingness to act. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 42(6), 1305–1312. https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648221130323
Gearey, M., & Ravenscroft, N. (2019). The nowtopia of the riverbank: Elder environmental activism. Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, 2(3), 451-464. https://doi.org/10.1177/2514848619843733
Haq, G. (2021). The forgotten generation: Older people and climate change. In Diversity and Inclusion in Environmentalism (pp. 118-131). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003099185
Siskind, D. J., Sawyer, E., Lee, I., Lie, D. C., Martin-Khan, M., Farrington, J., Crompton, D., & Kisely, S. (2016). The mental health of older persons after human-induced disasters: A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological data. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 24(5), 379-388. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2015.12.010
Badger, M. S. (2024). The intersection of geriatrics, climate change, and wilderness medicine: Education is critical. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10806032241245399
Figueiredo, T., Midao, L., Rocha, P., Cruz, S., Lameira, G., Conceicao, P., Ramos, R., Batista, L., Corvacho, H., Almada, M., Martins, A., Rocha, C., Ribeiro, A., Alves, F., & Costa, E. (2024). The interplay between climate change and ageing: A systematic review of health indicators. PLoS One, 19(4), e0297116. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297116