How Does Urban Sprawl Affect Public Health? Evidence from Panel Survey Data in Urbanizing China

Yan, Yan; Liu, Hui; He, Canfei

doi:10.3390/ijerph181910181

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“…Based on the aforementioned premises, Yan et al [57] conducted a study to examine the impact of urban sprawl on public health in China. The study collected population data pertaining to mental health through the administration of the abbreviated version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (CESD-10) [79].…”

Section: Urban Sprawl Subjective Health Ratings and Psychological Dis...mentioning

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Urban sprawl and health: a review of the scientific literature

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Candiloro

D’Anna

et al. 2023

Environ. Res. Lett.

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Urban sprawl is the development of sparse suburban areas with low population density, limited land use diversity, and poor street connectivity. Numerous studies demonstrated that urban form settings influence indoor and outdoor environments and, consequently, public health in diverse ways. This review aims to assess the association between sprawl and each health outcome evaluated in the literature to better define urban sprawl and its effects on human health. Using the PRISMA statement, this narrative review evaluates the associations between urban sprawl and any health outcome analyzed by researchers seeking to assess a possible relationship. A total of 826 records were identified via PubMed/MEDLINE (227) and Scopus (599) and 36 studies were deemed suitable for inclusion: 21/36 studies (58%) focused on obesity as the primary health outcome, 4/36 (11%) on life expectancy and/or mortality, 7/36 (19%) on accidents or emergency medical service response, and 4/36 (11%) on the self-reported psychological distress and/or physical health conditions associated with urban sprawl. In most studies, there is a general lack of uniformity and urban sprawl is loosely defined, with urban sprawl definitions frequently corresponding to different combinations of items within sprawl indexes. Nonetheless, urban sprawl appeared to be a determinant of health in many of the examined outcomes; therefore, it is necessary to promote alternatives to sprawling patterns when developing urban settings.

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Section: Urban Sprawl Subjective Health Ratings and Psychological Dis...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban sprawl and health: a review of the scientific literature

Genovese

Candiloro

D’Anna

et al. 2023

Environ. Res. Lett.

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“…by focusing on the urban sprawl of the US cities (Frumkin et al, 2004, p. 22). However, despite the little research which focuses on non-western examples (Iram et al, 2012;Yan, Liu and He, 2021;Zhao, Li, and Liu, 2020), it is possible to argue that studies investigating the relationship between urban sprawl and public health are mostly carried out by focusing on the western cities (Frumkin et al, 2004;Jalaludin and Garden, 2011;Garrido-Cumbrera et al, 2018;Hamidi et al, 2018). The current body of literature on the relationship of urban sprawl can be classified under two main themes related to public health; physical health and mental health.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Some research reveals that there is no direct relationship between mental health disorders and urban sprawl (Sturm and Cohen, 2004;Garrido-Cumbrera et al, 2018). Despite this, urban sprawl has a significant impact on mental health, although there is no direct relationship between the two (Yan, Liu, and He, 2021). One of the most significant spatial impacts of urban sprawl on daily life is longer daily commuting and traffic congestion resulting from high automobile usage.…”

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Urban Sprawl by Densification as a Public Health Issue: a Critical Review on the Peripheral Urbanization of Ankara

Iplikci¹

2022

Proceedings of the 58th ISOCARP World Planning Congress

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Today, urbanization is spreading all over the planet faster than ever before in history. The hypothesis of the complete urbanization of society revealed by Henri Lefebvre in his book 'Urban Revolution' dated 1970 provides a strong theoretical foundation for the interpretation and critique of this current and global state of urbanization. This contemporary condition of the urban and urbanization manifests itself not only within the spatial context but also in the everyday life practices. The capital city of Turkey, Ankara, is the radical case for this global condition of urbanization because of the recent urbanization process in its peripheries. A fragmented, shapeless, formless, and market-driven urbanization process is taking place on the peripheries of Ankara for the last decade, in which neither wealthy nor healthy urban space has been built. Therefore, a critical approach is needed to start a discussion on the alternative planning and design processes for these urban spaces to make them livable and healthy for urban society. To support the critical theoretical approach of this study, ethnographic fieldwork was carried out together with spatial analysis of the case areas. Preliminary results of the spatial analysis show that these newly urbanizing areas have limited access to health services, while at the same time, automobile-oriented mobility caused by unlimited urban sprawl is detrimental to air quality. In addition, the ethnographic field research revealed that the isolated urban life produced in the case areas has negative effects on mental health as well. It can be said that the urbanization experience in the peripheries of Ankara under the neoliberal policies is far from creating a healthy society.

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“…Research studies of the impact of urban sprawl on physical health identify such effects as [43][44][45] asthma, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases (hypertension), arthritis, rheumatism, breathing, movement and neurological disorders, chronic migraines, spine disorders, and cancers. Some studies suggest correlations between urban sprawl and obesity [43,46] as well as mental health [47].…”

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Photovoltaic Solar Energy from Urban Sprawl: Potential for Poland

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Urban sprawl is a process that shapes contemporary urban spaces. Generally, this process is associated with negative effects due to the generation of high costs. However, not all the effects of urban sprawl should be considered in the context of the increasing costs of the use of space; some of them should be regarded as cost cutting factors, for example, the possibility of the use of roofed areas in generating energy from sunlight. Solar energy is believed to be one of the sources of clean energy that reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. However, solar energy generation necessitates the development of large areas for the purpose of installing photovoltaic modules and substantial funds for creating large solar farms. For this reason, a significant role in state energy policies is played by small dispersed installations mounted on the roofs of buildings. There is a gap in existing research on the assessment of urban sprawl in terms of the potential use of rooftops for solar installations in suburban areas. This research gap has not yet been filled, either conceptually and methodologically. Hence, the contribution of the research to the development of the current state of knowledge involves the identification of economic and environmental benefits of usually negatively perceived urban sprawl. The proposal of a method for the identification of suburban housing potential for solar energy generation constitutes another addition to the state of knowledge. The main objective of this article is to analyse the energy generating potential of buildings located in suburban and urban areas characterised by the confirmed occurrence of urban sprawl phenomena. CityGML data were used to conduct an analysis of the exposure of roofs to sunlight using algorithms based on vector data. The authors estimated the dynamics of changes in time and referred the existing photovoltaic installations to the total potential of a selected area. The use of the energy potential of the analysed roofs of buildings was used to evaluate the external costs and benefits of spatial planning. The discussion presented the current conditions of the energy sector and energy policies in Poland and the EU. In addition, recommendations were proposed for local spatial policies concerning the mitigation of the effects of suburbanization in the context of developing the system of PV micro-installations.

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How Does Urban Sprawl Affect Public Health? Evidence from Panel Survey Data in Urbanizing China

Cited by 7 publications

References 73 publications

Urban sprawl and health: a review of the scientific literature

Urban sprawl and health: a review of the scientific literature

Urban Sprawl by Densification as a Public Health Issue: a Critical Review on the Peripheral Urbanization of Ankara

Photovoltaic Solar Energy from Urban Sprawl: Potential for Poland

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