Linking local sustainability policies to health outcomes
An analysis of the urban sustainability-health nexus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12064993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William L Swann (0000-0002-0043-9107, University of Colorado Denver, corresponding author), Emily Brixey (University of Colorado Denver), Wayne Wohler (University of Colorado Denver) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1010-1027 |
| Publication date | 2019-08-23 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Urban Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0735-2166 • E-ISSN: 1467-9906 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07352166.2019.1638268 |
| OpenAlex | W2969936714 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 65 |
Sustainable cities are assumed to be healthier, but the relationship between sustainability policies and health outcomes is conspicuously overlooked in the empirical literature. We investigate this association by examining how local greenhouse gas (GHG) abatement, energy, alternative transportation, and land use-building policy activities relate to the prevalence of respiratory and obesity-related illnesses in medium and large U.S. cities. Merging local sustainability survey data with city-level estimates of chronic disease factors, we find that after controlling for key socioeconomic and demographic predictors of health, sustainability activities explain very little variation in the prevalence of such illnesses. However, we find stronger evidence for sustainability activities relating to health in smaller cities in our sample, and for physical activity mediating the relationship between some sustainability activities and obesity rates. We find less evidence that our air quality measures play a mediating role. Implications, data limitations, and avenues for future research are discussed
Business · Economics · Empirical evidence · Environmental health · Nexus (standard · Population · Public economics · Socioeconomic status · Sustainability · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Medicine · Urban Transport and Accessibility
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| Citations per year | 1.33 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |