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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 CIRCA 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.
Matsuba, M. K., Pratt, M. W., Norris, J. E., Mohle, E., Alisat, S., & McAdams, D. P. (2012). Environmentalism as a context for expressing identity and generativity: Patterns among activists and uninvolved youth and midlife adults. Journal of Personality, 80, 1091–1115. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6494.2012.00765.x
Pillemer, K., Wagenet, L., Goldman, D., Bushway, L., & Meador, R. (2009). Environmental volunteering in later life: Benefits and barriers. Generations, 33(4), 58–63. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26555700
Day, R. (2010). Environmental justice and older age: Consideration of a qualitative neighbourhood-based study. Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, 42(11), 2658–2673. https://doi.org/10.1068/a43109
Pillemer, K., Wells, N. M., Wagenet, L. P., Meador, R. H., & Parise, J. T. (2011). Environmental sustainability in an aging society: A research agenda. Journal of Aging and Health, 23(3), 433–453. https://doi.org/10.1177/089826431038127
Pillemer, K., Fuller-Rowell, T. E., Reid, M. C., & Wells, N. M. (2010). Environmental volunteering and health outcomes over a 20-year period. The Gerontologist, 50(5), 594–602. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnq007
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
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
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
Cook, B. R., Kamstra, P., Winterton, R., Willis, R., & Kammoora, R. (2022). Engaging senior citizens and flood risk reduction: Innovations in community engagement and the resulting spillover effects. Journal of Extreme Events, 9(02n03), 2341001. https://doi.org/10.1142/S2345737623410014
Kafková, M. (2019). Environmental attitudes in an intergenerational perspective. Slovenský národopis/Slovak Ethnology, 67(2), 201–215. https://doi.org/10.2478/se-2019-0011
Pillemer, K., Wells, N. M., Meador, R. H., Schultz, L., Henderson, C. R. & Tillema Cope, M. (2017). Engaging older adults in environmental volunteerism: The Retirees In Service to the Environment Program. The Gerontologist, 57(2), 367–375. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnv693
Stollberg, J., Bogdan, D., & Jonas, E. (2024). Empowering the younger generation increases their willingness for intergenerational reconciliation in the context of climate change. Scientific Reports, 14, 17825. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-68145-9
Killian, T. S., Moon, Z. K., McNeill, C., Garrison, B., & Moxley, S. (2017). Emergency preparedness of persons over 50 years old: Further results from the health and retirement study. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 11(1), 80-89. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2016.162
Elmore, L., & Brown, M. L. (2007). Emergency preparedness and response: Health and social policy implications for older adults. Generations, 4, 66-74. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26555568
Thompson, A. R., Little, K., & Kim, Y. K. (2024). Emergency preparedness among community-dwelling older adults: Risk and protective factors. Activities, Adaptation & Aging, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2024.2336748
Lamb, K. V., O'Brien, C., & Fenza, P. J. (2008). Elders at risk during disasters. Home Healthcare Now, 26(1), 30-38. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NHH.0000305552.32597.4d
Moody, R. (2017). Elders and climate change: No excuses. Public Policy & Ageing Report, 27(1), 22–26. https://doi.org/10.1093/ppar/prw031
Odame Appiah, D., Asante, F., Antwi-Boadi, L., & Serbeh, R. (2021). Elderly smallholder farmers' perceptions of and adaptation to climate variability and change in rural Ghana. Working with Older People, 26(2). https://doi.org/10.1108/WWOP-09-2021-0052
Hosseini, M. M., Beheshti, S., Heydari, J., Zangiabadi, M., & Zargoush, M. (2024). Elderly care facility location in the face of the climate crisis: A case study in Canada. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 108, 104516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104516
Malmquist, A., Hjerpe, M., Glaas, E., Karlsson, H., & Lassi, T. (2022). Elderly people's perceptions of heat stress and adaptation to heat: An interview study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(7), 3775. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073775
Gutman, G. M., & Yon, Y. (2014). Elder abuse and neglect in disasters: Types, prevalence, and research gaps. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 10, 38–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2014.06.002
Kim, S., Kim, S. Y., Oh, J., Chae, Y., Park, J., Kim, D., & Kim, Y. M. (2020). Effects of the 2018 heat wave on health in the elderly: Implications for adaptation strategies to climate change. Environmental Analysis, Health and Toxicology, 35(4). https://doi.org/10.5620/eaht.2020024
Dosa, D., Feng, Z., Hyer, K., Brown, L. M., Thomas, K., & Mor, V. (2010). Effects of Hurricane Katrina on nursing facility resident mortality, hospitalization, and functional decline. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 4(S1), S28-S32. https://doi.org/10.1001/dmp.2010.11
Meade, R. D., Notley, S. R., Akerman, A. P., McCormick, J. J., King, K. E., Sigal, R. J., & Kenny, G. P. (2023). Efficacy of cooling centers for mitigating physiological strain in older adults during daylong heat exposure: A laboratory-based heat wave simulation. Environmental Health Perspectives, 131(6), 067003. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP11651
Kim, Y. M., Kim, S., Cheong, H. K., Choi, K., & Ahn, B. (2012). Effects of high temperature on body temperature and blood pressure in elderly people living in poor housing conditions. Epidemiology, 23(55). https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ede.0000417415.08615.1f