Motivators and Barriers to Incorporating Climate Change-Related Health Risks in Environmental Health Impact Assessment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15502109 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lyle Turner (0000-0002-9696-9232, Queensland University of Technology), Katarzyna Alderman (The University of Queensland), Des Connell (0000-0002-9909-1779, Griffith University), Tong (0000-0001-9579-6889, Queensland University of Technology, corresponding author), Shilu Tong (0009-0000-5029-9483, Queensland University of Technology) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1139-1151 |
| Publication date | 2013-03-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph10031139 |
| PMID | 23525029 |
| PMCID | PMC3709309 |
| OpenAlex | W1990425199 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 44 |
Climate change presents risks to health that must be addressed by both decision-makers and public health researchers. Within the application of Environmental Health Impact Assessment (EHIA), there have been few attempts to incorporate climate change-related health risks as an input to the framework. This study used a focus group design to examine the perceptions of government, industry and academic specialists about the suitability of assessing the health consequences of climate change within an EHIA framework. Practitioners expressed concern over a number of factors relating to the current EHIA methodology and the inclusion of climate change-related health risks. These concerns related to the broad scope of issues that would need to be considered, problems with identifying appropriate health indicators, the lack of relevant qualitative information that is currently incorporated in assessment and persistent issues surrounding stakeholder participation. It was suggested that improvements are needed in data collection processes, particularly in terms of adequate communication between environmental and health practitioners. Concerns were raised surrounding data privacy and usage, and how these could impact on the assessment process. These findings may provide guidance for government and industry bodies to improve the assessment of climate change-related health risks
Business · Climate change · Environmental health · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Focus group · Geography · Government (linguistics · Health impact assessment · Inclusion (mineral · Political science · Public health · Public relations · Risk assessment · Scope (computer science · Stakeholder · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Computer Science · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Environmental Science · Medicine · Psychology · Marketing
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| Citations per year | 0.45 |
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| Citation span | 2015 - 2021 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |