Webinar

PEER webinar – How interaction with the environment and urban nature affects our health

Cities play a crucial role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. More than half of the world's population now lives in cities, and by 2050 this proportion will have risen to two-thirds. At the same time, cities – and the people who live in them – face many problems caused by urbanization and climate change – such as increased air pollution, heatwaves, extreme rainfall and health problems partly driven by limited access to green spaces. Foto-Tom Page CC BY-SA 2.0.

  • clock 11. juni 2025, kl.11:30 – 13:00
  • location marker Webinar
  • venue Teams
Foto-Tom Page CC BY-SA 2.0

Arrangør er PEER in collaboration with CIENS - Foto-Tom Page CC BY-SA 2.0

Arrangementet er gratis.

Bakgrunn

This PEER webinar aims to share research on the health impacts of climate change, pollution and the loss of nature. It also highlights how we can plan for good cities that are better equipped to handle climate change, protect nature and promote public health.

Researchers from various PEER institutes will provide relevant knowledge and experience related to urban planning, environmental justice, assessment of mortality and morbidity related to urban green spaces, as well as environmental sustainability of urban expansion.

Programme

  • Introduction by the PEER coordinator at CIENS, Audun Ruud
  • David Fletcher, UKCEH. Presenting the City Explorer Toolkit.
  • Léa Tardieu, INRAE: Urban greening and environmental justice in the Paris metropolitan area
  • Venter, Z. S, CIENS/NINA. Environmental justice in a very green city Oslo
  • Marianne Zandersen, DCE: Mortality reductions from heat mitigation by urban green spaces in Paris.
  • Susana Lopez-Aparicio, CIENS/NILU: Environmental sustainability of urban expansion
  • Sjerp de Vries, WUR: Domestic gardens and morbidity:
  • Quick Q & A
  • Wrapping up by the chair