Integrating Human Health into Urban and Transport Planning

Integrating Human Health into Urban and Transport Planning

Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark
Khries, Haneen

103,99 €(IVA inc.)

This volume brings together the world’s leading experts on urban and transport planning, environmental exposures, physical activity, health and health impact to discuss challenges and solutions in cities and provide a conceptual framework and work program for actions and future research needs. It presents the current evidence, benefits and case studies of better integrating health and the environment into urban development and transport planning, a conceptual framework describing this, and strategies for future action and research. 

Within cities there is a considerable variation in the levels of environmental exposures such as ambient air pollution, noise, temperature, green space and physical activity levels and many of these exposures are related and are being exacerbated by recent and current trends in urban and transport planning. Emerging research evidence suggests that urban and transport planning indicators such as road network, distance
to major roads, and traffic density, household density, industry and natural and green space explain a large proportion of the variability in environmental exposures and therefore represent an important and a highly modifiable factor. 

The urban environment is a complex interlinked system. Decision-makers need not only better data on the complexity of factors in environmental and developmental processes affecting human health, but also an enhanced understanding of the linkages between these factors and effects to be able to know at which level to target their actions. In recent years, there also has been a move from trying to change at the national level to more comprehensive actions being developed and implemented at the regional and local levels. Cities have therefore come to the forefront of providing solutions for environmental issues such as climate change, which has co-benefits on health, but yet need better knowledge for wider health-centric action.
This book provides the latest and most up-to-date information and studies for academics and practitioners alike. 

  • ISBN: 978-3-319-74982-2
  • Editorial: Springer
  • Encuadernacion: Cartoné
  • Fecha Publicación: 30/05/2018
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés