Matthias Braubach

Matthias Braubach is a geographer and Master of Public Health.

He works as “Technical Officer Urban Health and Equity” in the European Centre for Environment and Health of the WHO Regional Office for Europe, where he coordinates the activities on urban and built environments and their health impacts.

The work priorities address the assessment of health impacts of inadequate housing conditions and the effects of environmental risks in urban settings. In recent years, a focus of work has been put on urban green spaces and their health benefits, which is now continued with an emphasis on blue spaces. The work proactively considers social inequalities in environmental exposure, and the related health inequity in cities.