The Relationship Between Urban Environment and Childhood Asthma: A Systematic Literature Review

AYDIN N., SEVERCAN Y. C.

JOURNAL OF PLANNING LITERATURE, 2024 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/08854122241256387
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PLANNING LITERATURE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Geobase, PAIS International, Political Science Complete, Public Affairs Index, Sociological abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This article aims to review the literature on the link between urban environment and childhood asthma with the outdoor air quality as the intervening variable. Our systematic literature review of 234 articles in Scopus, WOS, and PubMed databases returned 51 relevant research articles. Findings show that particular environments have detrimental effects on outdoor air quality, which in turn have a negative impact on childhood asthma. A larger number of studies focused on the relationship between traffic-related air pollution and childhood asthma. The results of this review inform researchers about the gaps in the literature and outline recommendations for future research.