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.
Keller, S., & Bornemann, B. (2021). New climate activism between politics and law: Analyzing the strategy of the KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz. Politics and Governance, 9(2), 124-134. https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v9i2.3819
Moser, S. C. (2017). Never too old to care: Reaching an untapped cohort of climate action champions. Public Policy & Aging Report, 27(1), 33–36. https://doi.org/10.1093/ppar/prw029
Ashida, S., Robinson, E. L., Gay, J., & Ramirez, M. (2016). Motivating rural older residents to prepare for disasters: moving beyond personal benefits. Ageing & Society, 36(10), 2117–2140. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X15000914
De Schrijver, E., Bundo, M., Ragettli, M. S., Sera, F., Gasparrini, A., Franco, O. H., & Vicedo-Cabrera, A. M. (2022). Nationwide analysis of the heat- and cold-related mortality trends in Switzerland between 1969 and 2017: The role of population aging. Environmental Health Perspectives, 130(3). https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp9835
Zurba, M., Stucker, D., Mwaura, G., Burlando, C., Rastogi, A., Dhyani, S., & Koss, R. (2020). Intergenerational dialogue, collaboration, learning, and decision-making in global environmental governance: The case of the IUCN Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability. Sustainability, 12(2), 498. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12020498
Zeger, S. L., Dominici, F., McDermott, A., & Samet, J. M. (2008). Mortality in the Medicare population and chronic exposure to fine particulate air pollution in urban centers (2000-2005). Environmental Health Perspectives, 116(12), 1614-1619. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1144
Adams, R. M., Evans, C. M., Mathews, M. C., Wolkin, A., & Peek, L. (2021). Mortality from forces of nature among older adults by race/ethnicity and gender. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 40(11), 1517-1526. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464820954676
Adams, R. M., Evans, C. M., Mathews, M. C., Wolkin, A., & Peek, L. (2021). Mortality from forces of nature among older adults by race/ethnicity and gender. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 40(11), 1517–1526. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464820954676
Petkova, E. P., Dimitrova, L. K., Sera, F. & Gasparrini, A. (2021). Mortality attributable to heat and cold among the elderly in Sofia, Bulgaria. International Journal of Biometeorology, 65, 865–872. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-020-02064-y
Bell, S. A., Miranda, M. L., Bynum, J. P. W., & Davis, M. A. (2023). Mortality after exposure to a hurricane among older adults living with dementia. JAMA Network Open, 6(3). https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.2043
Liu, T., Ren, Z., Zhang, Y., Feng, B., Lin, H., Xiao, J., Zeng, W., Li, X., Li, Z., Rutherford, S., Xu, Y., Lin, S., Nasca, P.C., Du, Y., Wang, J., Huang, C., Jia, P. & Ma, W. (2019). Modification effects of population expansion, ageing, and adaptation on heat-related mortality risks under different climate change scenarios in Guangzhou, China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(3), 376. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16030376
Burkart, K., Meier, F., Schneider, A., Breitner, S., Canario, P., Alcoforado, M. J., Scherer, D., & Endlicher, W. (2016). Modification of heat-related mortality in an elderly urban population by vegetation (urban green) and proximity to water (urban blue): Evidence from Lisbon, Portugal. Environmental Health Perspectives, 124(7), 927–934. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1409529
Whitburn, J., Linklater, W., & Abrahamse, W. (2020). Meta-analysis of human connection to nature and proenvironmental behavior. Conservation Biology, 34(1), 180-193. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13381
Siskind, D., Parker, G., Lie, D., Martin-Khan, M., Raphael, B., Crompton, D., & Kisely, S. (2015). Mental health implications for older adults after natural disasters-a systematic review and meta-analysis. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 49, 60-61. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867415578344
Parker, G., Lie, D., Siskind, D. J., Martin-Khan, M., Raphael, B., Crompton, D., & Kisely, S. (2016). Mental health implications for older adults after natural disasters – a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Psychogeriatrics, 28(1), 11–20. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610215001210
Srinivasan S., Llorente M. D., Magley M. (2014). Mental health consequences of disaster exposure in older adults. In Cefalu C. (Ed.), Disaster Preparedness for Seniors (pp. 311-327). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0665-9_21
Lepeule, J., Litonjua, A. A., Gasparrini, A., Koutrakis, P., Sparrow, D., Vokonas, P. S., & Scwartz, J. (2018). Lung function association with outdoor temperature and relative humidity and its interaction with air polllution in the elderly. Environmental Research, 165, 110–117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.03.039
Cherry, K. E., Silva Brown, J., Marks, L. D., Galea, S., Volaufova, J., Lefante, C., Su, L. J., Welsh, D. A., & Jazwinski, S. M. (2012). Longitudinal assessment of cognitive and psychosocial functioning after hurricanes katrina and rita: Exploring disaster impact on middle-aged, older, and oldest-old adults. Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research, 16(3–4), 187–211. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-9861.2011.00073.x
Jin, J., Wang, Y., Xu, Z., Cao, R., Zhang, H., Zeng, Q., Pan, X., Huang, J., & Li, G. (2022). Long-term temperature variability and risk of fyslipidemia among middle-aged and elderly adults: A prospective cohort study – China. China Center for Disease Control Weekly, 4(26), 561–564. https://doi.org/10.46234/ccdcw2022.122
Aubrecht, C., Steinnocher, K., Kostl, M., Zuger, J., & Loibl, W. (2012). Long-term spatio-temporal social vulnerability variation considering health-related climate change parameters particularly affecting elderly. Natural Hazards, 68, 1371–1384. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-012-0324-0
Cherry, K. E., Sampson, L., Nezat, P. F., Cacamo, A., Marks, L. D., & Galea, S. (2015) Long-term psychological outcomes in older adults after disaster: Relationships to religiosity and social support. Aging & Mental Health, 19(5), 430–443. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2014.941325
Kazemiparkouhi, F., Eum, K. D., Wang, B., Manjourides, J., & Suh, H. H. (2020). Long-term ozone exposures and cause-specific mortality in a US Medicare cohort. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, 30(4), 650-658. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41370-019-0135-4
Lv, Y., Zhou, J., Kraus, V. B., Li, T., Sarnat, J. A., Wang, J., Lium Y., Chen, H., Brasher, M. S., Mao, C., Zeng, Y., Zheng, T., & Shi, X. (2020). Long-term exposure to PM2. 5 and incidence of disability in activities of daily living among oldest old. Environmental Pollution, 259, 113910. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.113910
McLachlan, J., Cox, S. R., Pearce, J., & Valdés Hernández, M. D. C. (2023). Long-term exposure to air pollution and cognitive function in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Environmental Health, 2, 1205443. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvh.2023.1205443
Li, G., Jin, J., Huang, J., Xu, Z., Cao, R., Wang, Y., Zeng, Q., & Pan, X. (2023). Long-term apparent temperature exposure and risk of depressive symptoms among middle-aged and elderly adults: A prospective cohort study in China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(4), 3229. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043229