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 ACCC 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.
Worfolk, J. B. (2000). Heat waves: Their impact on the health of elders. Geriatric Nursing, 21(2), 70–77. https://doi.org/10.1067/mgn.2000.107131
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
Saniotis, A., & Irvine, R. (2010). Climate change and the possible health effects on older Australians. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 16(3), 217–220. https://doi.org/10.1071/PY10025
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
Wanka, A., Arnberger, A., Allex, B., Eder, R., Hutter, H.-P., & Wallner, P. (2014). The challenges posed by climate change to successful ageing. Zeitschrift Für Gerontologie Und Geriatrie, 47(6), 468–474. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00391-014-0674-1
Trezza, B. M., Apolinario, D., de Oliveira, R. S., Busse, A. L., Gonçalves, F. L., Saldiva, P. H., & Jacob-Filho, W. (2015). Environmental heat exposure and cognitive performance in older adults: A controlled trial. AGE, 37(3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-015-9783-z
Ratwatte, P., Wehling, H., Kovats, S., Landeg, O., & Weston, D. (2022). Factors associated with older adults’ perception of health risks of hot and cold weather event exposure: A scoping review. Frontiers in Public Health, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.939859
Sarkar, S. M., Dhar, B. K., Fahlevi, M., Ahmed, S., Hossain, M. J., Rahman, M. M., Gazi, M. A. I., & Rajamani, R. (2023). Climate change and aging health in developing countries. Global Challenges, 7(8), 2200246. https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.202200246
Salma, J., Aziz Ali, S., Tilstra, M. H., Tiwari, I., Nielsen, C. C., Whitfield, K., Jones, A., Vargas, A. O., Bulut, O., & Yamamoto, S. S. (2022). Listening to older adults’ perspectives on climate change: Focus group study. International Health Trends and Perspectives, 2(3), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.32920/ihtp.v2i3.1697
Mohammed Abdullah, K., Mohammad Esmat, O., Thabet Hasaneen, S., & Khalil Ibrahim, W. (2022). Health risks related to climate changes among older adults. Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 13(3), 678–690. https://doi.org/10.21608/ejhc.2022.254437
Melton, C. C., De Fries, C. M., Smith, R. M., & Mason, L. R. (2023). Wildfires and older adults: A scoping review of impacts, risks, and interventions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(13), 6252. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20136252
Balbus, J. M., & Malina, C. (2009). Identifying vulnerable subpopulations for climate change health effects in the United States. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 51(1), 33–37. https://doi.org/10.1097/jom.0b013e318193e12e
Meade, R. D., Akerman, A. P., Notley, S. R., McGinn, R., Poirier, P., Gosselin, P., & Kenny, G. P. (2020). Physiological factors characterizing heat-vulnerable older adults: A narrative review. Environment International, 144, 105909. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105909
McDermott-Levy, R., & Fick, D. M. (2020). Advancing gerontological nursing science in climate change. Research in Gerontological Nursing, 13(1), 6–12. https://doi.org/10.3928/19404921-20191204-02
McCracken, K., & Phillips, D. R. (2016). Climate change and the health of older people in Southeast Asia. In Climate Change and Human Health Scenario in South and Southeast Asia (pp. 29–52). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23684-1_3
Liu, F., Chang‐Richards, A., Wang, K. I., & Dirks, K. N. (2023). Effects of climate change on health and wellbeing: A systematic review. Sustainable Development, 31(4), 2067–2090. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2513
Fick, D. M. (2019). Caring for our earth and ourselves: Focusing attention on climate change and older adults. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 5(11), 2–3. https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20191011-01
Kalaiyarasi, V., & Rajkumar, P. (2020). Impact of climate change on elderly health. International Journal of Management, 11(12). https://doi-org/10.34218/ijm.11.12.2020.116
Johnson, G. J. (2016). Effects of climate change on older Australians and chronic disease – are we prepared for the increased burden? Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 40(2), 196. https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12513
Herrmann, A., & Sauerborn, R. (2018). General practitioners’ perceptions of heat health impacts on the elderly in the face of climate change—a qualitative study in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(5), 843. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15050843
Hu, X. (2021). Environmental sustainability and the residential environment of the elderly: A literature review. Building and Environment, 206, 108337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108337
Hansen, A., Bi, P., Nitschke, M., Pisaniello, D., Newbury, J., & Kitson, A. (2011). Perceptions of heat-susceptibility in older persons: Barriers to adaptation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 8(12), 4714–4728. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph8124714
Dikken, J., Kazak, J. K., Soebarto, V., & van Hoof, J. (2023). Views of older people on environmental sustainability: The development of the SustainABLE-16 Questionnaire. Building and Environment, 242, 110514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110514
Cai, W., Zhang, C., Zhang, S., Bai, Y., Callaghan, M., Chang, N., … & Gong, P. (2022). The 2022 China report of the Lancet countdown on health and climate change: Leveraging climate actions for healthy ageing. The Lancet Public Health, 7(12). https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468-2667(22)00224-9
Calleja-Agius, J., England, K., & Calleja, N. (2021). The effect of global warming on mortality. Early Human Development, 155, 105222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2020.105222
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
Carlson, B., Kohon, J. N., Carder, P. C., Himes, D., Toda, E., & Tanaka, K. (2023). Climate change policies and older adults: An analysis of states' climate adaptation plans. Gerontologist,gnad077. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnad077
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
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
Zhao, Q., Wigmann, C., Areal, A. T., Altug, H., & Schikowski, T. (2021). Effect of non-optimum ambient temperature on cognitive function of elderly women in Germany. Environmental Pollution, 285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117474
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
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
Zeng, Y., & Zheng, X. (2022). How does climate environment affect middle-aged and elderly people's health performances: Evidence from China. Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1896516/v1
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
Zaval, L., Markowitz, E. M., & Weber, E. U. (2015). How will I be remembered? Conserving the environment for the sake of one’s legacy. Psychological Science, 26(2), 231–236. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797614561266
Wright, S., & Lund, D. A. (2000). Gray and green? Stewardship and sustainability in an aging society. Journal of Aging Studies, 14(3), 229-249. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0890-4065(00)08020-8
Yu, W., Mengersen, K., Wang, X., Ye, X., Guo, Pan, X., & Tong, S. (2012). Daily average temperature and mortality among the elderly: A meta-analysis and systematic review of epidemiological evidence. International Journal of Biometerology, 56, 569–581. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-011-0497-3
Wright, S. D., Caserta, M., & Lund, D. A. (2003). Older adults' attitudes, concerns, and support for environmental issues in the “new West”. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 57(2), 151–179. https://doi.org/10.2190/y73y-0rk9-rp0j-e7hh
Wondmagegn, B. Y., Xiang, J., Dear, K., Williams, S., Hansen, A., Pisaniello, D., Nitschke, M., Nairn, J., Scalley, B., Xio, A., Jian, L., Tong, M., Bambrick, H., Karnon, J., & Bi, P. (2021). Increasing impacts of temperature on hospital admissions, length of stay, and related healthcare costs in the context of climate change in Adelaide, South Australia. Science of the Total Environment, 773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145656
Wiernik, B. M., Ones, D. S., & Dilchert, S. (2013). Age and environmental sustainability: A meta-analysis. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 28(7–8), 826–856. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMP-07-2013-0221
Varquez, A., Darmanto, N., & Manabu, K. (2020). Future increase in elderly heat-related mortality of a rapidly growing Asian megacity. Scientific Reports, 10, 9304. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66288-z
Wickersham, R., Zaval, L., Pachana, N., & Smyer, M. A. (2020). The impact of place and legacy framing on climate action: A lifespan approach. PLoS ONE, 15(2), e0228963. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228963
Vanasse, A., Talbot, D., Chebana, F., Belanger, D., Blais, C., Gamache, P., Giroux, J. X., Dault, R., & Gosselin, P. (2017). Effects of climate and fine particulate matter on hospitalizations and deaths for heart failure in elderly: A population-based cohort study. Environmental International, 106, 257–266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2017.06.001
Wells, N. M., & Pillemer, K. (2015). Environmental engagement in later life: Reasonable Person Model as a framework for intervention. In R. Kaplan & A. Basu (Eds.), Fostering Reasonableness: Supportive Environments for Bringing Out Our Best (pp. 157–175). Michigan Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/maize.13545970.0001.001
White-Newsome, J. L., Sanchez, B. N., Jolliet, O., Zhang, Z., Parker, E. A., Dvonch, J. T., & O'Neil, M. S. (2012). Climate change and health: Indoor heat and exposure in vulnerable populations. Environmental Research, 112, 20–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2011.10.008
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
Warburton, J., & Hodgkin, S. (2020). Facilitating intergenerational dialogue: Ageing in rural places. In J. Maidment (Ed.), Social Work in Rural Australia (pp. 191-203). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003117278
Wang, C., Miller, J. G., Jackson, R. B., Carstensen, L. L. (2022). Combating climate change in an era of longevity. Generations, 46(2), 1–10. https://www.jstor.org/stable/48697099
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
Vu, A., Rutherford, S., & Phung, D. (2019). Heat health prevention measures and adaptation in older populations – A systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(22), 4370. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224370