Inclusive Cities: Healthy Cities for All

Abstract

Inter-American Development Bank Felipe Herrera Library Inclusive cities: healthy cities for all / edited by Nora Libertun. p. cm. -(IDB Monograph ; 984) Includes bibliographic references. 1. Environmental health-Latin America. 2. Housing and health-Latin America. 3. Health risk assessment-Latin America. 4. Urban policy-Latin America. I. Libertun, Nora. II.Inter-American Development Bank. Housing and Urban Development Division. III. Series. IDB-MG-984This publication reports on some of the health challenges facing cities. It aims to serve as a guide for public managers and decision makers optimize the great potential of cities to improve the well-being of those who reside in the cities of Latin America and the Caribbean. It is organized in two parts. The first part, Health Inequalities in Latin American Cities, focuses on identifying the ways in which social inequality has led to negative health outcomes, in order to make visible the relevance of the challenge of inequality and the urgency to grapple with it. The second part, Urban Policies for Healthy Cities, focuses on how cities can contribute to improving the health standards in their population.The publication addresses critical issues for urban health, such as the interdependence between physical-social factors and health, the relationship between urban characteristics and the incidence of COVID-19, the connections between social inequality and exposure to pollution environment, the relationship between urban planning and gender violence, the power of urban interventions -such as public transport and social housing-to improve health indicators, and the relevance of having good data to improve the accessibility of health systems. All the contributions in this book are based on data and rigorous research, and present real cases of the cities of the region.

Rethinking Urban Migration: Policy Options for Cities in Latin America and the Caribbean

“…Another, by Michaels et al (2021), argued that, compared to untreated neighboring areas, improved informal neighborhoods in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, either showed no significant improvement or became even worse after a period of two to three decades. Finally, Libertun de Duren et al (2022) found the condition of the infrastructure in upgraded favelas in Rio de Janeiro no better after a decade than that in the favelas that were not upgraded.…”

“…Even after controlling for key variables, the life expectancy of women living in the neighborhoods of Santiago de Chile in the lowest income decile is 18 years less than for those living in neighborhoods in the top decile. Significantly lower life expectancy has also been documented for poorer areas of Panama City, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, and Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Libertun de Duren et al 2022) In terms of access to adequate housing in both formal and informal markets in the region, the most current comparable data show that housing deficits affect 55 million households, or about 45 percent of the total population (Bouillon 2012). a The incidence varies by country, with less than 15 percent of the population affected in Chile and Costa Rica and more than 55 percent in Bolivia.…”

Herramientas de diagnóstico y gestión para la salud urbana en America Latina y el Caribe: guía de uso

“…La planificación urbana desempeña un papel crítico en la promoción de la salud y el bienestar de las comunidades, ya que las políticas urbanas determinan el aire que respiramos, la calidad de los espacios públicos, la manera de desplazarnos y el acceso a servicios (12,(15)(16)(17). Dependiendo de las decisiones de los planeadores urbanos, las acciones públicas pueden tanto contribuir a mejorar los resultados en salud como ir en detrimento de estos (12).…”