BACKGROUND Human activity and decisions drive all life in cities. Worldwide, cities are
characterized by extensive anthropogenic transformation of the landscape, modification of …

Urban overheating is documented for more than 400 major cities in the world. Numerous
experimental data show that the magnitude of the average temperature increase may …

Introduction: Redlining, a racist mortgage appraisal practice of the 1930s, established and
exacerbated racial residential segregation boundaries in the United States. Investment risk …

Climate change and urbanization are rapidly increasing human exposure to extreme
ambient temperatures, yet few studies have examined temperature and mortality in Latin …

This article provides an overview of research on race-related stressors that can affect the
mental health of socially disadvantaged racial and ethnic populations. It begins by reviewing …

Housing is a major pathway through which health disparities emerge and are sustained over
time. However, no existing unified conceptual model has comprehensively elucidated the …

Climate change has a broad range of health impacts and tackling climate change could be
the greatest opportunity for improving global health this century. Yet conversations on …

This research examines the distributional equity of urban vegetation in 10 US urbanized
areas using very high resolution land cover data and census data. Urban vegetation is …

Background Asthma disproportionately affects communities of colour in the USA, but the
underlying factors for this remain poorly understood. In this study, we assess the role of …

Problem, research strategy, and findings: Historical patterns of discrimination and
disinvestment have shaped the current landscape of vulnerability to heat in US cities but are …