Integrating city resilience and mosquito-borne diseases – a multi-site case study from the Resilient Cities Network

Egid, Beatrice R; Jaramillo, Marcela Herrera; Lindsay, Thomas C; Lopez Villegas, Clara Isabel; Mohan, Krishna; Ozano, Kim; Ospina, Raul Alberto Rojo; Ocampo, Carlos Alberto Sarria; Taylor-Brewer, Bindu; Villarreal Restrepo, Carlos Andrés; Liakou, Lina; Wilson, Anne L

Abstract

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.

Citation

Egid, B. R., Jaramillo, M. H., Lindsay, T. C., Lopez Villegas, C. I., Mohan, K., Ozano, K., Ospina, R. A. R., Ocampo, C. A. S., Taylor-Brewer, B., Villarreal Restrepo, C. A., Liakou, L., & Wilson, A. L. (2023). Integrating city resilience and mosquito-borne diseases – a multi-site case study from the Resilient Cities Network. Cities and Health, 7(3), 348-362. https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2022.2127626

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 20, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Dec 20, 2022
• Publication Date: 2023
• Deposit Date: Mar 13, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: May 30, 2023
• Journal: Cities & Health
• Print ISSN: 2374-8834
• Electronic ISSN: 2374-8842
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 348-362
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2022.2127626
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1178423