Child and Adolescent Health in Urban Environments
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Pediatric Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 May 2025) | Viewed by 444
Special Issue Editors
2. School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
Interests: mental health; public health; child and adolescent health; environmental health; epidemiology; public involvement; mixed methods; systematic reviews
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
More than half of the world’s population are living in urban areas. Understanding the impacts of urban living is of increasing interest, presenting huge public health opportunities to protect and enhance the health and wellbeing of whole populations. Urban environments present unique physical and social stressors, some of which children and adolescents may be particularly vulnerable to. They can also enable or obstruct positive influences on health such as physical exercise, social and community networks, and access to nature.
The goal of this Special Issue is to bring together current expertise, research, and knowledge from across disciplines, bridge gaps, and contribute to the holistic emerging picture of urban environments and pediatric health. We are inviting articles about (or with applications to) child and adolescent health in urban spaces, including air quality, noise, transport, greenspace, urban heat islands, community spaces, parks and playgrounds, mobility, accessibility, crime, inequalities, and housing.
Dr. Rhiannon Thompson
Dr. Bina Ram
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cities
- environments
- public health
- mental health
- youth
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