{"id":1651,"date":"2024-09-22T14:01:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T19:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iai.int\/sg-04\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T20:23:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T01:23:12","slug":"sg-04","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iai.int\/en\/sg-04\/","title":{"rendered":"SG-04: Public Consultation and Mapping of Green Spaces and Their Role in Public Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PROJECT INFORMATION<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Public consultation and mapping of green spaces and their role in public health. Case study: Extreme heat waves in Mexico City<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Principal investigator (PI):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Leticia G\u00f3mez Mendoza<\/em>, Colegio de Geograf\u00eda, Universidad Nacional Aut\u00f3noma de M\u00e9xico (UNAM)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2436-0302\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2436-0302<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>E-mail:&nbsp; <a href=\"mailto:leticiagomez@filos.unam.mx\">leticiagomez@filos.unam.mx<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phone: +52 55 27 709 737<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Co-Principal Investigator:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enrique Mu\u00f1oz L\u00f3pez, Departamento de Geograf\u00eda SUAyED, Facultad de Filosof\u00eda y Letras (UNAM)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ORCID <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3212-1531\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3212-1531<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duration and funding:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(September 2023\u20132024) USD 15,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Co-funding:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>USD 4,736<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Participating country:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M\u00e9xico<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EXECUTIVE SUMMARY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Major cities around the world are experiencing rising temperatures linked to climate change and the replacement of green spaces with asphalt and buildings. Intertropical cities are also experiencing an increase in heat waves, which can have serious consequences for vulnerable populations. Heatstroke is the result of these heat waves on the human body, and its effects range from dehydration to heart attacks. Mexico City has reported an increase in heat waves, but at the same time, its green spaces\u2014which can act as thermal buffers against climate change\u2014have decreased. This proposal will evaluate the effect of green spaces on heatstroke-related illnesses in two regions covered by Mexico City\u2019s Special Green Infrastructure Program. The study will adopt an open science framework, incorporating public consultation with mayors, municipalities, native neighborhoods, and resident indigenous communities. The results can be used to identify critical vulnerability hotspots and plan health services to address and prevent these conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Collaborators:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Erika Roc\u00edo Reyes Gonz\u00e1lez, Colegio de Geograf\u00eda,&nbsp; UNAM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Maximiliano Zerme\u00f1o D\u00edaz, Departamento de Geograf\u00eda SUAyED, Facultad de Filosof\u00eda y Letras, UNAM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gabriel S\u00e1nchez Rivera, Facultad de Filosof\u00eda y Letras, UNAM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rodolfo Acu\u00f1a Soto, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ad\u00e1n Ferm\u00edn Castro A\u00f1orve, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Estrella Cruz Reyes, Ciencias Ambientales para Zonas Urbanas, Universidad Nacional Rosario Castellanos<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patricio Carlos Carezzana Barreto, Instituto de Planeaci\u00f3n Democr\u00e1tica y Prospectiva de la Ciudad de M\u00e9xico&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Download the project&#8217;s policy brief <a href=\"http:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CEH_Brief_SG-4_en.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"http:\/\/iai.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/CEH_Brief_SG-4_en.pdf\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PROJECT INFORMATION Public consultation and mapping of green spaces and their role in public health. Case study: Extreme heat waves in Mexico City Principal investigator (PI): Leticia G\u00f3mez Mendoza, Colegio de Geograf\u00eda, Universidad Nacional Aut\u00f3noma de M\u00e9xico (UNAM) https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2436-0302 E-mail:&nbsp; leticiagomez@filos.unam.mx Phone: +52 55 27 709 737 Co-Principal Investigator: Enrique Mu\u00f1oz L\u00f3pez, Departamento de Geograf\u00eda [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11514,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1651","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SG-04: Public Consultation and Mapping of Green Spaces and Their Role in Public Health - IAI - Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/iai.int\/en\/sg-04\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SG-04: Public Consultation and Mapping of Green Spaces and Their Role in Public Health - IAI - Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PROJECT INFORMATION Public consultation and mapping of green spaces and their role in public health. 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