About Us

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The scientific lens we will apply is the planetary health approach which is being tested in this project. Planetary Health and One Health are the latest in a new generation of multidimensional health approaches.

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To ensure sustainable planetary health policies which promote co-benefits to human health and the health of ecosystems are supported with strong evidence.

To conduct naturalistic research through walking interviews to ensure reach to diverse groups of stakeholders (e.g. citizens, key actors, policymakers) to assess understanding. Validate new measures of citizens readiness for engagement in sustainable behaviours and evaluate existing and forthcoming programmes longitudinally in the urban pilots areas.

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To advance knowledge on earth natural systems and human health interactions by applying an integrated research approach to advance our understanding of future changes in the four pilot areas in relation to climate change, biodiversity and health.

To draw on the expertise within the consortium from the Health Environment Research Agenda for Europe (HERA). We also aim to ensure the role of the social sciences and humanities are strengthened in the research by embedding new concepts from psychology and law.

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To develop and validate a range of novel tools for policymakers to enhance predictive capability and preparedness as well as to envision prevention strategies to deal with the impacts on human health of changes or degradation of ecosystems.

Conduct climate modelling based on 2030 timelines for the four pilot areas with analyses of the impact on air pollution and urban heat island at the micro-climate level.

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To engage with citizens in the four urban pilot locations to gain an understanding of their readiness for behaviour change and support their participation in decision-making and advocacy relating to their future health, sustainable behaviours and conservation of ecosystems, while accounting for gender, intersectionality and the challenges of diverse communities.

Develop expert-led knowledge systems and climate mitigation dashboards to support decision making and problem-solving for policymakers and employ virtual reality of future scenarios.

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To engage in communication, dissemination and exploitation to advance the proliferation of policy driven planetary health perspectives in the European and Global context.