TY - JOUR
T1 - Integrating city resilience and mosquito-borne diseases – a multi-site case study from the Resilient Cities Network
AU - Egid, Beatrice
AU - Jaramillo, Marcela Herrera
AU - Lindsay, Thomas C.
AU - Lopez Villegas, Clara Isabel
AU - Mohan, Krishna
AU - Ozano, Kimberley
AU - Ospina, Raul Alberto Rojo
AU - Ocampo, Carlos Alberto Sarria
AU - Taylor-Brewer, Bindu
AU - Villarreal Restrepo, Carlos Andrés
AU - Liakou, Lina
AU - Wilson, Anne
PY - 2022/12/20
Y1 - 2022/12/20
N2 - Urbanisation is increasing the risk of mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria in cities, with resulting impacts on health and development. At the same time, cities worldwide are building and investing in urban resilience. It is not known to what extent and how cities are considering mosquito-borne diseases in their resilience strategies. This research uses a multi-site case study methodology, focused on Resilient Cities Network member cities Chennai (India), Paynesville (Liberia) and Medellín (Colombia), to understand the intersection between mosquito-borne diseases and city resilience. Data collection involved in-depth interviews with resilience representatives of each city and document review to explore perceptions of mosquito-borne diseases, their prioritisation in resilience planning and what resilience activities are implemented and how. Analysis showed that while mosquito-borne diseases are not considered explicitly as a resilience challenge, many resilience activities implemented by cities have co-benefits for mosquito-borne disease control or could be enhanced to realise this potential. For Resilient Cities Network member cities looking to integrate mosquito-borne disease control into their resilience approach, we recommend increasing awareness of interlinkages between city resilience and mosquito-borne diseases, leveraging multi-sectoral collaborations with co-benefits for mosquito-borne disease control, and engaging communities in urban planning and mosquito-borne diseases control efforts.
AB - Urbanisation is increasing the risk of mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria in cities, with resulting impacts on health and development. At the same time, cities worldwide are building and investing in urban resilience. It is not known to what extent and how cities are considering mosquito-borne diseases in their resilience strategies. This research uses a multi-site case study methodology, focused on Resilient Cities Network member cities Chennai (India), Paynesville (Liberia) and Medellín (Colombia), to understand the intersection between mosquito-borne diseases and city resilience. Data collection involved in-depth interviews with resilience representatives of each city and document review to explore perceptions of mosquito-borne diseases, their prioritisation in resilience planning and what resilience activities are implemented and how. Analysis showed that while mosquito-borne diseases are not considered explicitly as a resilience challenge, many resilience activities implemented by cities have co-benefits for mosquito-borne disease control or could be enhanced to realise this potential. For Resilient Cities Network member cities looking to integrate mosquito-borne disease control into their resilience approach, we recommend increasing awareness of interlinkages between city resilience and mosquito-borne diseases, leveraging multi-sectoral collaborations with co-benefits for mosquito-borne disease control, and engaging communities in urban planning and mosquito-borne diseases control efforts.
KW - city resilience
KW - Mosquito-borne disease
KW - solid waste management
KW - urban health
KW - vector-borne disease
U2 - 10.1080/23748834.2022.2127626
DO - 10.1080/23748834.2022.2127626
M3 - Article
SN - 2374-8834
VL - 7
SP - 348
EP - 362
JO - Cities and Health
JF - Cities and Health
IS - 3
ER -
