What Types of Evidence are Available for Translating Health Evidence into Planning Strategies for Higher Density Living? A Review of the Literature

Connon, I; Prior, J; Kent, JL; Goh, L

What Types of Evidence are Available for Translating Health Evidence into Planning Strategies for Higher Density Living? A Review of the Literature

Connon, I

Prior, J

Kent, JL Goh, L

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Publisher:: Australian National Cities Conference
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: State of Australian Cities Conference 2019
Issue Date:: 2019-12-03

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dc.contributor.author	Connon, I https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7770-2172
dc.contributor.author	Prior, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6145-5207
dc.contributor.author	Kent, JL
dc.contributor.author	Goh, L
dc.date	2019-12-03
dc.date.accessioned	2022-06-12T05:55:30Z
dc.date.available	2022-06-12T05:55:30Z
dc.date.issued	2019-12-03
dc.identifier.citation	State of Australian Cities Conference 2019
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/158112
dc.description.abstract	Despite abundant knowledge and research highlighting the significance of urban planning for improving health outcomes, there remains an absence of understanding of how health evidence can be translated into planning policy and practice, particularly for higher density urban development. This paper presents the findings of combined systematic and narrative review of academic literature pertaining to urban planning for higher density living. The study examined: 1) What types of health-related evidence have been translated into current planning strategies; 2) What types of health-related evidence have been used to critique existing planning strategies; and 3) What types of health evidence are proposed for translation into planning policy and practice? The findings reveal that while health evidence is regularly used to critique existing planning strategies, it is rarely applied to the practice of planning and constructing higher density developments. This indicates there is a need to improve integration of health evidence within the planning stages of higher density development. Our review also exposes an extensive range of suggestions for embedding health evidence in future planning strategies to improve human and environmental health outcomes in higher density environments. We conclude that targeted transdisciplinary research is required to apply, test, and evaluate the implementation of health evidence within specific local higher density contexts. This is essential for ensuring that urban planning strategies can successfully enhance the health and wellbeing of the growing population predicted to be living in higher density urban environments in the future.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Australian National Cities Conference
dc.relation.ispartof	State of Australian Cities Conference 2019
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dc.title	What Types of Evidence are Available for Translating Health Evidence into Planning Strategies for Higher Density Living? A Review of the Literature
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location.activity	Perth, Australia
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ISF - Institute for Sustainable Futures
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Abstract:

Despite abundant knowledge and research highlighting the significance of urban planning for improving health outcomes, there remains an absence of understanding of how health evidence can be translated into planning policy and practice, particularly for higher density urban development. This paper presents the findings of combined systematic and narrative review of academic literature pertaining to urban planning for higher density living. The study examined: 1) What types of health-related evidence have been translated into current planning strategies; 2) What types of health-related evidence have been used to critique existing planning strategies; and 3) What types of health evidence are proposed for translation into planning policy and practice? The findings reveal that while health evidence is regularly used to critique existing planning strategies, it is rarely applied to the practice of planning and constructing higher density developments. This indicates there is a need to improve integration of health evidence within the planning stages of higher density development. Our review also exposes an extensive range of suggestions for embedding health evidence in future planning strategies to improve human and environmental health outcomes in higher density environments. We conclude that targeted transdisciplinary research is required to apply, test, and evaluate the implementation of health evidence within specific local higher density contexts. This is essential for ensuring that urban planning strategies can successfully enhance the health and wellbeing of the growing population predicted to be living in higher density urban environments in the future.

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