Journal article
Land use, transport, and population health: estimating the health benefits of compact cities
The Lancet, Vol.388(10062), pp.2925-2935
2016
PMCID: PMC5349496
PMID: 27671671
Abstract
Using a health impact assessment framework, we estimated the population health effects arising from alternative land-use and transport policy initiatives in six cities. Land-use changes were modelled to reflect a compact city in which land-use density and diversity were increased and distances to public transport were reduced to produce low motorised mobility, namely a modal shift from private motor vehicles to walking, cycling, and public transport. The modelled compact city scenario resulted in health gains for all cities (for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory disease) with overall health gains of 420-826 disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) per 100 000 population. However, for moderate to highly motorised cities, such as Melbourne, London, and Boston, the compact city scenario predicted a small increase in road trauma for cyclists and pedestrians (health loss of between 34 and 41 DALYs per 100 000 population). The findings suggest that government policies need to actively pursue land-use elements-particularly a focus towards compact cities-that support a modal shift away from private motor vehicles towards walking, cycling, and low-emission public transport. At the same time, these policies need to ensure the provision of safe walking and cycling infrastructure. The findings highlight the opportunities for policy makers to positively influence the overall health of city populations.
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- Title
- Land use, transport, and population health: estimating the health benefits of compact cities
- Authors
- Mark Stevenson (Author) - University of MelbourneJason Thompson (Author) - University of MelbourneThiago Hérick de Sá (Author) - Universidade de São PauloReid Ewing (Author) - University of UtahDinesh Mohan (Author) - Indian Institute of Technology DelhiRod McClure (Author) - Monash UniversityIan Roberts (Author) - London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineGeetam Tiwari (Author) - Indian Institute of Technology DelhiBillie Giles-Corti (Author) - University of MelbourneXiaoduan Sun (Author) - Beijing University of TechnologyMark Wallace (Author) - Monash UniversityJames Woodcock (Author) - University of Cambridge
- Publication details
- The Lancet, Vol.388(10062), pp.2925-2935
- Publisher
- Lancet Publishing Group
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30067-8
- ISSN
- 1474-547X
- PMID
- 27671671; PMC5349496
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99651250102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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