Urban regeneration as population health intervention: a health impact assessment in the Bay of Pasaia (Spain)

Serrano, Elena; Larrañaga, Isabel; Morteruel, Maite; Ros, María Dolores Baixas de; Basterrechea, Mikel; D, Martinez; Aldasoro, Elena; Bacigalupe, Amaia

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“…Previous studies have examined the impacts on health of other types of urban regeneration projects: urban regeneration programs in deprived Dutch districts [31,35] and in Northern Ireland [36]; urban regeneration implying neighborhood demolition and relocation [32]; the regeneration of a port area in a deteriorated region of the Bay of Pasaia—Spain [33]; a vacant lot greening program in Philadelphia U.S. [37]; and the regeneration of a street in the historical centre of Seville—Spain [34]. Results are mixed, with some projects showing positive relationships to health outcomes [31,37]; some reporting little or no benefits [35,36], and others finding inconsistent results [32,33,34]. However, to our knowledge, this is the first study assessing health and health-related economic impacts of an urban riverside park regeneration project.…”

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“…Such co-benefits may play an important role in reducing the disease burden associated with aspects of urban living such as air pollution, noise, and lack of natural spaces where people can engage in health-promoting physical activities, sedentary behavior, obesity, poor mental health, and other non-communicable chronic diseases [27,28,29,30]. The regeneration of under-used, inadequately designed, or decayed urban spaces (including natural outdoor environments located in urban areas) is now a relatively common phenomenon globally, but not many studies have estimated the impacts of existing interventions in terms of health and well-being [31,32,33,34,35,36,37].…”

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Health Benefits of Physical Activity Related to an Urban Riverside Regeneration

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The promotion of physical activity through better urban design is one pathway by which health and well-being improvements can be achieved. This study aimed to quantify health and health-related economic impacts associated with physical activity in an urban riverside park regeneration project in Barcelona, Spain. We used data from Barcelona local authorities and meta-analysis assessing physical activity and health outcomes to develop and apply the “Blue Active Tool”. We estimated park user health impacts in terms of all-cause mortality, morbidity (ischemic heart disease; ischemic stroke; type 2 diabetes; cancers of the colon and breast; and dementia), disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and health-related economic impacts. We estimated that 5753 adult users visited the riverside park daily and performed different types of physical activity (walking for leisure or to/from work, cycling, and running). Related to the physical activity conducted on the riverside park, we estimated an annual reduction of 7.3 deaths (95% CI: 5.4; 10.2), and 6.2 cases of diseases (95% CI: 2.0; 11.6). This corresponds to 11.9 DALYs (95% CI: 3.4; 20.5) and an annual health-economic impact of 23.4 million euros (95% CI: 17.2 million; 32.8 million). The urban regeneration intervention of this riverside park provides health and health-related economic benefits to the population using the infrastructure.

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Health Benefits of Physical Activity Related to an Urban Riverside Regeneration

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“…The studies addressing the first theme, HIA practices, report on the prospective, concurrent and retrospective research conducted in countries in Europe, Asia, Oceania and North and Central America. They present the HIAs of programs (THORNTON et al, 2013), projects (KORFMACHER et al, 2015;LINZALONE et al, 2017;SERRANO et al, 2016;HOEHNER et al, 2012;RICHARDSON et al, 2012) and policies (NEVILLE et al, 2005;SCHRAM-BIJKERK et al, 2009). Regarding the methods used to develop HIAs, the studies identify the use of a method mixing quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis (THORNTON et al, 2013;SERRANO et al, 2016;HOEHNER et al, 2012); some authors, however, opted for quantitative methods only (JUNTARAWIJIT, 2013;RIOJAS-RODRÍGUEZ et al, 2014;SCHRAM-BIJKERK et al, 2009).…”

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“…The positive nature of social participation in HIAs is emphasized (LINZALONE et al, 2017;SERRANO et al, 2016;HOEHNER et al, 2012;NEGEV et al, 2013;NEVILLE et al, 2005), as is the multidisciplinary composition of the teams that actually put the HIAs into practice (THORNTON et al, 2013;LINZALONE et al, 2017;SERRANO et al, 2016;HOEHNER et al, 2012;RICHARDSON et al, 2012;NEVILLE et al, 2005).…”

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Health Impact Assessment and its Association with the Environment: an integrative review

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Linzalone²

2020

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To identify and analyze the contents of scientific literature on Health Impact Assessment in relation to the environment. An integrative literature review carried out by searching for studies in the Periodicals Portal of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel. A total of 38 studies were included; the period with the greatest number of publications was between 2012 and 2014, with studies developed mainly in Europe and North America. The categories that emerged were Health Impact Assessment practice; Health Impact Assessment and Urban Planning; Environmental Impact Assessment and Health Impact Assessment; and Environment and Health. There is a movement for the integration of Health Impact Assessment into Environmental Impact Assessment and the consequent institutionalization of that integration since Environmental Impact Assessment already has a consolidated legal base.

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“…Between 2006 and 2014, five HIAs were completed based on the SDOH model and with an equity focus and following the Merseyside guidelines. They were related to urban planning -four urban regeneration projects: Bilbao HIA [23], Barceloneta HIA [24], Alcalá de Guadaíra HIA [25] and Bay of Pasaia HIA [26]; and one city master plan: Vitoria-Gasteiz HIA [27]. The urban regeneration projects were undertaken in urban areas considered socioeconomically disadvantaged compared to the rest of the city.…”

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Health Impact Assessments in Spain: Have They Been Effective?

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Bacigalupe

Aldasoro

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Background: Health impact assessment (HIA) has scarcely been developed in Spain, in comparison with other European countries. Moreover, little is known about the effectiveness of HIA, taking into account direct impacts—changes on the decision-making process—as well as indirect impacts or those related to the process outcomes. From this broad perspective of HIA usefulness, the purpose was to assess the effectiveness of five HIAs carried out in Spain at the local level, and the role played by context and process factors on these impacts. Methods: We carried out a qualitative study based on 14 interviews to HIAs participants from different sectors. A documentary review and nonparticipant observation techniques were implemented for an in depth understanding. Results: The direct effectiveness of the HIAs was partial, but they had indirect effectiveness in all cases. The institutional and socio-political context, however, was not favorable to effectiveness. The elements of the process were largely determined by the context, although their influence, mediated by the role of proactive individuals, favored the effectiveness of the HIAs. Conclusions: When assessing HIA effectiveness, it is important to take into account a broad perspective on the nature of impacts and those factors influencing direct and indirect effectiveness. In Spain, the institutional and sociopolitical context was less favorable to HIA effectiveness than process-related factors. In order to implement the Health in All Policies strategy, will be necessary to improve context-related factors, such as institutional facilitators for HIA and democratic quality.

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Urban regeneration as population health intervention: a health impact assessment in the Bay of Pasaia (Spain)

Cited by 18 publications

References 33 publications

Health Benefits of Physical Activity Related to an Urban Riverside Regeneration

Health Benefits of Physical Activity Related to an Urban Riverside Regeneration

Health Impact Assessment and its Association with the Environment: an integrative review

Health Impact Assessments in Spain: Have They Been Effective?

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