Maintaining mobility of older people in urban areas in the face of climate change. Empirical findings on percieved heat stress and potential adaptive behavior

ILS-Researcher Kerstin Conrad has published a paper in the journal “Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie” in collaboration with Susanne Penger from the University of Siegen. The article covers the perception of extreme heat by elderly people. It covers the results of a survey of 211 persons aged 65 to 92 years in Stuttgart. A cluster of vulnerability factors was discovered, which led to a strong reduction in out-of-home activities during high perceived heat stress. This reinforces the necessity of targeted heat protection and prevention measures in local heat action schemes. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00391-025-02456-y. Further current selected papers can be found here.