Beyond public health, beyond spatial planning: Boundary-spanning policy regime of urban health in England

Caglar Koksal; Cecilia Wong

Beyond public health, beyond spatial planning: Boundary-spanning policy regime of urban health in England

Caglar Koksal, Cecilia Wong

Planning, Property and Environmental Management

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Abstract

In this paper, we argue that to tackle complex issues such as urban health, there is a need of not only understanding the limitation of different policy sub-systems, but also the interplay of the ideas, interests, and institutional arrangements that underpin cross-boundary challenges. This paper unpacks the dynamics of policymaking between public health and spatial planning by adopting boundary spanning policy regime theory to trace the alignment and divergence of urban health issues across the two policy subsystems in England. Greater Manchester, heralded as an exemplar of collaborative governance in England, is used as a case study to test the strength of and tensions within the urban health policy regime.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	166-186
Number of pages	21
Journal	Built Environment
Volume	49
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 14 May 2023

Keywords

public health
spatial planning
boundary spanning
urban health
devolution
England

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

Sustainable Futures
Manchester Urban Institute
Policy@Manchester

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1 Finished
2 Active

Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government Policy Fellowship
Koksal, C. (PI)
1/11/23 → 1/05/25
Project: Research
Spatial Policy and Analysis Laboratory and Research Group
Acheampong, R. A. (Researcher), Wong, C. (Researcher), Baker, M. (Researcher), Schulze Baing, A. (Researcher), Zheng, H. (Researcher), Agyemang, F. (Researcher), Pinto, N. (Researcher), Kingston, R. (Researcher), Deas, I. (Researcher), Koksal, C. (Researcher) & Zhang, A. (Researcher)
1/05/23 → …
Project: Research
TRUUD: Tackling Root Causes Upstream of Unhealthy Urban Development (TRUUD)
Wong, C. (PI), Verma, A. (PI), Farragher, T. (Researcher), Peake-Jones, S. (Researcher), Koksal, C. (Researcher), Nyakutsikwa, B. (Researcher) & Zheng, H. (Researcher)
1/10/19 → 30/09/24
Project: Research

5 Article

Can the implementation of net gain requirements in England's planning system be applied to health?
Stewart-Evans, J., Koksal, C. & Chang, M., 5 Mar 2024, In: The Lancet Planetary Health. 8, 3, p. e188-e196
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Balancing Autonomy and Collaboration in Large-Scale and Disciplinary Diverse Teams for Successful Qualitative Research
Bates, G., Gouais, A. L., Barnfield, A., Callway, R., Hasan, M. N., Koksal, C., Kwon, H. R., Montel, L., Peake-Jones, S., White, J., Bondy, K. & Ayres, S., 5 Jan 2023, In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 22
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Open Access
Developing shared understanding through online interdisciplinary collaboration: Reflections from a research project on better integration of health outcomes in future urban development practice
Hasan, M. N., Koksal, C., Montel, L., Gouais, A. L., Barnfield, A., Bates, G. & Kwon, H. R., 1 Jun 2023, In: Futures. 150, p. 1-14 14 p., 103176.
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Open Access

2 Oral presentation
1 Invited talk

Developing 'health net gain' in spatial planning: concept, method, & practice
Stewart-Evans, J. (Speaker), Koksal, C. (Speaker) & Chang, M. (Speaker)
7 Sept 2022
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
Boundary spanning policy regime of urban health in England
Wong, C. (Speaker) & Koksal, C. (Speaker)
6 Sept 2022
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
Healthy homes and happy neighbourhoods: incorporating health and wellbeing into housing developments and urban planning
Koksal, C. (Speaker)
3 Mar 2022
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research

'Health test' for new developments
Koksal, C.
1/03/22 → 10/06/22
7 items of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
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Beyond public health, beyond spatial planning: Boundary-spanning policy regime of urban health in England

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