Spatial Plans as a Critical Intervention in Improving Population Health. A Discourse Arising from a Health Census Review of the State of Current Local Planning Policy in England-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Spatial Plans as a Critical Intervention in Improving Population Health. A Discourse Arising from a Health Census Review of the State of Current Local Planning Policy in England

Published:2024-02-04 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:0885-4122
Container-title:Journal of Planning Literature
language:en
Short-container-title:Journal of Planning Literature

Author:

Chang Michael¹^ORCID,Carhart Neil¹^ORCID,Callway Rosalie²³

Affiliation:

1. Faculty of Engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

2. Town and Country Planning Association, London, UK

3. Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

Abstract

Planning decisions are dependent on the strength of regulatory instruments. The local plan is a public policy document informing decisions on land-use developments that can have impact on health of future populations. The article reports on a census review of local plans (n = 346) in England. Using content analysis, we found limited resilience with only 126 (36.4%) have links to local health needs, 101 (29.2%) have links to local health strategies, and 129 (37.5%) have a health policy. It is a novel approach to identify the current state of local policies as the starting point for projecting future health outcomes.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Geography, Planning and Development

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/08854122241229565

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