Urban Planning and Public Health

Cecilia Wong; Kathy Pain; Heeseo Rain Kwon; Caglar Koksal

Urban Planning and Public Health

Cecilia Wong, Kathy Pain, Heeseo Rain Kwon, Caglar Koksal

Planning, Property and Environmental Management

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Abstract

This editorial serves as the introduction to a special issue of Built Environment, focusing on the convergence of urban planning and public health. As one of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, enhancing health remains a critical objective, with the 2030 Agenda underscoring the importance of the 'city' and 'place' as the locus for delivering transformative solutions.

While there exists a corpus of research advocating for prescribed actions to mitigate public health issues and to incorporate health into urban decision-making, these studies frequently skew towards normative and practice-based solutions. Concurrently, there exists a dearth of systematic research dedicated to disentangling the intricate governance structures and the cross-sectoral policy-making dynamics pertinent to urban planning as a solution to public health problems.

This special issue addresses this gap, presenting a compilation of papers that apply a critical theoretical lens and innovative methodological approaches. These resources serve to enrich our comprehension of the interplay amongst different actor groups and policy sectors during the dynamic decision-making process that shapes urban planning. Consequently, this facilitates the delivery of improved public health outcomes within both the United Kingdom and other international contexts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	157-165
Number of pages	9
Journal	Built Environment
Volume	49
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 20 Jun 2023

Keywords

Integration Of Planning And Public Health
Equitable Urban Environments
People-Centred Planning
Health And Wellbeing
Health Determinants
spatial planning
public health

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

Manchester Urban Institute
Sustainable Futures
Policy@Manchester

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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2 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
Embedding Health in Local Design Guides and Measuring Impact of Planning on Public Health in Manchester
Koksal, C. (PI) & Zandieh, R. (CoI)
17/02/22 → 30/11/22
Project: Research

5 Article
1 Book/Film/Article review
1 Other contribution

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
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Beyond public health, beyond spatial planning: Boundary-spanning policy regime of urban health in England
Koksal, C. & Wong, C., 14 May 2023, In: Built Environment. 49, 2, p. 166-186 21 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
File

2 Oral presentation
1 Visiting an external non-academic organisation

Reform Research Trust
Koksal, C. (Secondee)
1 Jan 2023 → 30 Dec 2023
Activity: External visiting positions or secondments › Visiting an external non-academic organisation › Research
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

'Health test' for new developments
Koksal, C.
1/03/22 → 10/06/22
7 items of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media

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