Health impact assessment in spatial planning in England –types of application and quality of documentation

Health impact assessment institutionalisation in France: state of the art, challenges and perspectives

“…HIA is the result of the dual heritage of environmental health and health promotion traditions and its evolution is largely influenced by the administrative and legal frameworks in place in different contexts (Lee, Jennifer H et al 2013). In some countries, HIA practice evolves as an stand-alone procedure (O'Mullane and Quinlivan 2012; Berensson and Tillgren 2017;Diallo and Freeman 2020;Morteruel et al 2020), while in others, it is integrated into existing IA frameworks (Kang et al 2011;Chang et al 2017;Fischer et al 2021). In France, HIA has mainly developed in the field of urban design in parallel with healthy urban planning (HUP) approaches.…”

“…Within this configuration, methods and tools applied by environmental players are rooted in a professional culture marked by the notion of risk and far removed from principles and values linked to health promotion (Jabot et al 2020). In contrast, health promotion actors in line with HIA principles develop qualitative and participatory approaches but they don't always address the determinants of the physical environment, as was also noted in England (Fischer et al 2021). Even though health concerns have been associated with environmental issues for several years, and in particular in the context of the European Union EIA Directive (2011/92/EU) amended by 2014/52/EU, the representations of health do not fully overlap for those working in EIA and HIA.…”

“…In a context of constrained resources, it is not desirable to require parallel procedures and EIA and HIA practitioners have an interest in joining forces and to progress towards mutual acculturation. This rapprochement could lead HIA practitioners to be more focused in the analysis of different options and not only in improving the proposal (Fischer et al 2021). As pointed out by Kim and Haigh (2021), EIA and HIA are based on distinct paradigms and research traditions.…”

“…Authors also agree on the importance of assuring sustainable funding and capacity building efforts (Fakhri et al 2015;Winkler et al 2020;Morteruel et al 2020). More precisely, other authors recognise the appointment of a HIA unit or team at an strategic level to steer and guide HIA capacity building and development (Davenport et al 2006;Wismar et al 2007;Ahmad et al 2008;Morgan 2011), the provision of an evidence base, practical tools and guidelines (Johnsdatter Kraemer et al 2014;Dannenberg 2016) and the delivery of other capacity building and training initiatives to effectively conduct HIAs (Finer et al 2005;Mannheimer et al 2007;Huang 2012;Fischer et al 2021).…”

Knowledge Map of Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development: A Visual Analysis Using CiteSpace

“…In 2015, the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit formally adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), aiming to thoroughly solve the social, economic, and environmental development problems in a comprehensive way from 2015 to 2030 [3]. To achieve overall economic and social development, cope with climate change and energy shortages, and promote citizens' health [4,5],…”