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Köckler H, Knieling J, Fehr R. [City Planning, Urban Initiatives and Health]. DAS GESUNDHEITSWESEN 2023; 85:S311-S318. [PMID: 37972602 DOI: 10.1055/a-2169-0785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Urban planning and public health are main fields of action when looking at urban development from a health perspective. In both fields of action, politics and administration as well as urban initiatives play a formative role. Action is oriented towards common overarching themes of sustainability, social justice and environmental justice. These commonalities are reflected in different memoranda. Despite the common basis of urban planning and health, there are areas of tension that are rooted, among other things, in different legal frameworks and logic of action. Against this complex background, recommendations are formulated for science, the funding landscape, practice as well as education and training in these areas.
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- Heike Köckler
- Department of Community Health, Hochschule für Gesundheit Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Stadtplanung und Regionalentwicklung, HafenCity Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Sustainable Environmental Health Sciences, Medizinische Fakultät OWL, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
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Zschachlitz T, Kümpfel R, Niemann H, Straff W. [The implications of the concepts One Health and Planetary Health for the environmental medicine of the 21st century]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2023:10.1007/s00103-023-03711-6. [PMID: 37266666 DOI: 10.1007/s00103-023-03711-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In the 21st century, an accumulation of complex crises such as climate change, biodiversity loss, environmental pollution, wars, and pandemics is leading to economic, social, and health problems for people of current and future generations. These problems are essentially due to the disregard of natural regenerative capacities of ecosystems. Health approaches such as One Health and Planetary Health have gained popularity since the early 2000s and are increasingly used in politics, science, and the health professions. Environmental medicine is also influenced by the growing number of crises and environmental problems and the increasing interest in the concepts of One Health and Planetary Health.In this discussion paper, the development of the two concepts is first presented. Then, their significance for environmental medicine will be discussed. Health professionals working on environmental medicine issues must now consider both local and global causes and health effects when assessing environmental impacts, which can complicate decisions and lead to conflicting objectives.
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- Tomke Zschachlitz
- Fachgebiet II 1.5 Umweltmedizin und gesundheitliche Bewertung, Umweltbundesamt, Corrensplatz 1, 14195, Berlin, Deutschland.
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- Abteilung 2 für Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsmonitoring, FG 24 Gesundheitsberichterstattung, Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Abteilung 2 für Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsmonitoring, FG 24 Gesundheitsberichterstattung, Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Fachgebiet II 1.5 Umweltmedizin und gesundheitliche Bewertung, Umweltbundesamt, Corrensplatz 1, 14195, Berlin, Deutschland
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Dsouza N, Devadason A, Senerat AM, Watanatada P, Rojas-Rueda D, Sebag G. Sustainability and Equity in Urban Development (S&EUD): A Content Analysis of "Bright Spots" from the Accelerating City Equity (ACE) Project. SUSTAINABILITY 2023; 15:7318. [PMID: 38148948 PMCID: PMC10751036 DOI: 10.3390/su15097318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2023]
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Sustainable and equitable urban development (S&EUD) is vital to promote healthy lives and well-being for all ages. Recognizing equity as core to urban development is essential to ensure that cities are inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. The aim of this study was to identify and assess the elements of equity and sustainability in exemplary bright spots using the ACE Framework and the United Nations' 5 Ps of Sustainable Development. A content analysis process was performed to identify initial case studies, obtain bright spot information, and select final case studies. The exemplary bright spots selected were assessed for drivers of equity and the five pillars of sustainability. Results showed that equity and sustainability have become key considerations in urban development work. Numerous effective strategies and outcomes identified in the exemplary bright spots could be replicated in other contexts.
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- Nishita Dsouza
- International Society for Urban Health (ISUH), New York, NY 10003, USA
- Social Intervention Group, Columbia University School of Social Work, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- International Society for Urban Health (ISUH), New York, NY 10003, USA
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- International Society for Urban Health (ISUH), New York, NY 10003, USA
- Urban Health Collaborative, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- International Society for Urban Health (ISUH), New York, NY 10003, USA
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- Colorado School of Public Health, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80532, USA
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- International Society for Urban Health (ISUH), New York, NY 10003, USA
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Qualitative analysis on the driving force behind upcycling practices associated with mobile applications: Circular economy perspective. OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12063-022-00269-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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AbstractUpcycling is a type of practice included within the circular economy. Although interest in this type of activity has grown in recent years, academic analysis of the drivers that impel these activities is poorly developed. This work focuses on upcycling activities developed in the context of rural tourism. Through field work based on structured interviews applied in the region of Andalusia (Spain), evidence was sought about the drivers that promote this type of practice. In particular, attention was paid to the role of mobile applications as facilitators of upcycling. The main finding was that technology helps in using upcycling practices when considering rural tourism, as demonstrated by the use of mobile applications and websites such as Wallapop. There was also evidence of the different factors that drive the development of upcycling practices: the existence of a traditional social network as a means of obtaining second-hand items, technology as an element that facilitates access to items owned by strangers, the need to offer the image sought by tourists, and a desire to maintain the cultural essence of the region.
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Craveiro D, Marques S, Zvěřinová I, Máca V, Ščasný M, Chiabai A, Suarez C, Martinez-Juarez P, García de Jalón S, Quiroga S, Taylor T. Explaining inequalities in fruit and vegetable intake in Europe: The role of capabilities, opportunities and motivations. Appetite 2021; 165:105283. [PMID: 33991644 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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People who do not eat enough fruit and vegetables (F&V) have incremental health risks. Most Europeans do not comply with health recommendations relating to F&V consumption and this is especially true for those with lower-level education, which reinforces structural inequalities in health and wellbeing among Europeans. This study investigated the role of key behavioural triggers - capabilities, opportunities and motivation (in the COM-B model) - as pathways for educational differentials in F&V intake in Europe. A cross-sectional survey-based study was conducted in five European countries differing widely in their consumption habits, wealth, and climatic conditions. A structural equation model was designed to study how capabilities (diet perceived knowledge, health purchase criteria), opportunities (financial availability, social norms), and motivations (health value, habits strength) affect educational inequalities in the intake of F&V (5 portions a day) as mediators. Multi-group comparisons assessed country differences. People with higher levels of education were more likely to eat the recommended diet, i.e., at least 5 portions of F&V a day. Countries in the sample vary significantly in the percentage of people complying with the recommendation, but not significantly in terms of relative education differentials. The educational gap in the intake of F&V is mainly explained by education differentials in financial availability, diet knowledge, and habits in inserting F&V in main meals. Policies targeting dietary inequalities should address behavioural triggers affecting dietary intake, for example by subsidising F&V, developing targeted dietary awareness campaigns, or by intervening in mass catering contexts to facilitate the implementation of healthy habits.
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- Daniela Craveiro
- Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), CIS-IUL, Lisbon, Portugal; Lisbon School of Economics and Management, CSG/SOCIUS-ISEG, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), CIS-IUL, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Environment Centre, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Environment Centre, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Environment Centre, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Economics, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá, Spain
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- Department of Economics, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá, Spain; Department of Communication and Media Studies, University Carlos III of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Basque Centre for Climate Change, BC3, Leioa, Spain; Department of Agricultural Economics, Statistics and Business Management, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Economics, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá, Spain
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- European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Stegeman I, Godfrey A, Romeo-Velilla M, Bell R, Staatsen B, van der Vliet N, Kruize H, Morris G, Taylor T, Strube R, Anthun K, Lillefjell M, Zvěřinová I, Ščasný M, Máca V, Costongs C. Encouraging and Enabling Lifestyles and Behaviours to Simultaneously Promote Environmental Sustainability, Health and Equity: Key Policy Messages from INHERIT. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:E7166. [PMID: 33007942 PMCID: PMC7579413 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17197166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 09/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Human consumption and activity are damaging the global ecosystem and the resources on which we rely for health, well-being and survival. The COVID-19 crisis is yet another manifestation of the urgent need to transition to more sustainable societies, further exposing the weaknesses in health systems and the injustice in our societies. It also underlines that many of the factors leading to environmental degradation, ill health and social and health inequities are interlinked. The current situation provides an unprecedented opportunity to invest in initiatives that address these common factors and encourage people to live more healthily and sustainably. Such initiatives can generate the positive feedback loops needed to change the systems and structures that shape our lives. INHERIT (January 2016-December 2019), an ambitious, multisectoral and transnational research project that involved 18 organisations across Europe, funded by the European Commission, explored such solutions. It identified, defined and analysed promising inter-sectoral policies, practices and approaches to simultaneously promote environmental sustainability, protect and promote health and contribute to health equity (the INHERIT "triple-win") and that can encourage and enable people to live, move and consume more healthfully and sustainably. It also explored the facilitators and barriers to working across sectors and in public private cooperation. The insights were brought together in guidelines setting out how policy makers can help instigate and support local "triple-win" initiatives that influence behaviours as an approach to contributing to the change that is so urgently needed to stem environmental degradation and the interlinked threats to health and wellbeing. This article sets out this guidance, providing timely insights on how to "build back better" in the post pandemic era.
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- Ingrid Stegeman
- EuroHealthNet, Royale Rue 146, 1000 Brussels, Belgium; (A.G.); (M.R.-V.); (C.C.)
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- EuroHealthNet, Royale Rue 146, 1000 Brussels, Belgium; (A.G.); (M.R.-V.); (C.C.)
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- EuroHealthNet, Royale Rue 146, 1000 Brussels, Belgium; (A.G.); (M.R.-V.); (C.C.)
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- Institute of Health Equity, UCL, London WC1E 7HB, UK;
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- Centre for Environmental Health Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands; (B.S.); (H.K.)
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- Centre for Sustainability, Environment and Health, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands;
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- Centre for Environmental Health Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands; (B.S.); (H.K.)
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- European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, Truro TR1 3HD, UK; (G.M.); (T.T.)
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- European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, Truro TR1 3HD, UK; (G.M.); (T.T.)
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- Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP) gGmbH, Hagenauer Strasse 30, 42107 Wuppertal, Germany;
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- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Tungasletta 2, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway; (K.A.); (M.L.)
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- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Tungasletta 2, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway; (K.A.); (M.L.)
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- Environment Centre, Charles University, 16200 Praha, Czech Republic; (I.Z.); (M.Š.); (V.M.)
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- Environment Centre, Charles University, 16200 Praha, Czech Republic; (I.Z.); (M.Š.); (V.M.)
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- Environment Centre, Charles University, 16200 Praha, Czech Republic; (I.Z.); (M.Š.); (V.M.)
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- EuroHealthNet, Royale Rue 146, 1000 Brussels, Belgium; (A.G.); (M.R.-V.); (C.C.)
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Meseguer-Sánchez V, Abad-Segura E, Belmonte-Ureña LJ, Molina-Moreno V. Examining the Research Evolution on the Socio-Economic and Environmental Dimensions on University Social Responsibility. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:E4729. [PMID: 32630200 PMCID: PMC7369934 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17134729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Responsible higher education institutions have an impact on society and economic, environmental, and social development. These effects define the axes of the socially responsible management of the universities. The concept of university social responsibility (USR) manages these relationships to produce a positive impact on society through higher education, research, and the transfer of knowledge and technology, as well as education for sustainability. For this study, worldwide research into this subject was studied for the period 1970-2019. A bibliometric analysis of 870 articles was made, obtaining results for the scientific productivity of the journals, authors, institutions, and countries contributing to this research. The main category is business, management, and accounting. The most productive journal is the Business and Society Review, while the California Management Review is the most cited. The authors with the most articles are Stavnezer, Luo, and Lanero. The most productive institution is Wuhan University. The United States is the country with the most publications and citations, and the same country, together with the United Kingdom, make the most international contributions. Evidence shows growing worldwide interest in the economic and environmental impacts of USR. Future research should focus on analysing the links between the responsible and sustainable consumption of universities and their short-term financial, economic, and sustainable impacts.
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- Víctor Meseguer-Sánchez
- International Chair of Social Responsibility, Catholic University of Murcia, 30107 Murcia, Spain;
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- Department of Economics and Business, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain;
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Through Internet and Friends: Translation of Air Pollution Research in Malmö Municipality, Sweden. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17124214. [PMID: 32545656 PMCID: PMC7345806 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17124214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Air pollution is estimated to cause more than 7000 deaths annually in Sweden alone. To reduce the impact of air pollution and to plan and build sustainable cities, it is vital that research is translated into efficient decisions and practice. However, how do civil servants in a municipality access research results? How do they normally find relevant information, and what obstacles are there to accessing and applying research results? As part of the collaborative and transdisciplinary research project Air Pollution Research in Local Environmental Planning (ARIEL), these questions were explored through interviews and seminars with civil servants within the Malmö Municipality Environmental Office. We found that the civil servants generally have proficiency in processing research results, but often do not use such results as part of their everyday decision making and practices. Instead, the data and measurements used are mostly produced case-by-case within the municipal sector itself. Information about best practices is also collected via a number of knowledge access practices, involving the Internet or social networks within other municipalities. Lack of time, paywalls, and the insufficient applicability of research hinder the dissemination of up-to-date results. This slows down the process whereby research, funded by tax-money, can be put to best practice in the effort to create healthy and sustainable cities.
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Haines A, Scheelbeek P. European Green Deal: a major opportunity for health improvement. Lancet 2020; 395:1327-1329. [PMID: 32394894 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(20)30109-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Andy Haines
- Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK
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- Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
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García de Jalón S, Chiabai A, Mc Tague A, Artaza N, de Ayala A, Quiroga S, Kruize H, Suárez C, Bell R, Taylor T. Providing Access to Urban Green Spaces: A Participatory Benefit-Cost Analysis in Spain. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:E2818. [PMID: 32325854 PMCID: PMC7216070 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17082818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The opening up of green spaces could provide significant benefits to society. This study develops a framework to assess the economic benefits and costs of public interventions providing citizen access to urban green spaces. The Thinking Fadura project in Getxo (Spain) was used as a case study. A method for participatory benefit-cost analysis is developed, where a stakeholder-participatory evaluation is combined with a standard cost-benefit analysis. The participatory evaluation followed a bottom-up approach in a sequential evaluation including three main focal points: key stakeholders and experts, visitors and the general public. The assessment demonstrates that the Thinking Fadura project's benefits outweigh the costs. The results suggest that projects designed with the purpose of improving green space accessibility to the general public can be beneficial from a societal perspective. The highest economic benefits were an increase in the amenity and recreational value and an increase in people's physical activity. The participatory evaluation indicates that giving access to people of lower socio-economic status and vulnerable groups and improving recreational use were perceived as the most beneficial. An increase in noise, dirt, and risk of criminal activities as well as potential conflicts between green space users were perceived as the most negative impacts of opening a previously restricted area to the general public. The economic assessment of Thinking Fadura project could serve as a model in the decision-making process in locations where the use of greenspaces is restricted.
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- Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), 48940 Leioa, Spain; (A.C.); (A.M.T.); (N.A.); (A.d.A.)
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- Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), 48940 Leioa, Spain; (A.C.); (A.M.T.); (N.A.); (A.d.A.)
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- Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), 48940 Leioa, Spain; (A.C.); (A.M.T.); (N.A.); (A.d.A.)
- Department of Applied Economics I, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), 48940 Leioa, Spain; (A.C.); (A.M.T.); (N.A.); (A.d.A.)
- Department of Applied Economics I, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain
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- Department of Economics, Universidad de Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain; (S.Q.); (C.S.)
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Economics, Universidad de Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain; (S.Q.); (C.S.)
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- Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University College London, London WC1E 7HB, UK;
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- European Centre for Environment and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School, Truro Campus, RCH Treliske, Truro TR1 3HD, UK;
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Calvo S, Morales A, Núñez-Cacho Utrilla P, Guaita Martínez JM. Addressing Sustainable Social Change for All: Upcycled-Based Social Creative Businesses for the Transformation of Socio-Technical Regimes. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17072527. [PMID: 32272710 PMCID: PMC7178201 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17072527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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The global challenges caused by socio-economic inequalities, climate change and environmental damage caused to ecosystems, require changes in human behavior at all organizational levels, including companies, governments, communities, and individuals. In this context, it is important to analyse how social and creative companies that work in the fashion and industrial design recycling sector can address sustainable social change. In this paper, we propose an analysis in the countries of the global South. To learn how grassroots innovations can contribute to the development of sustainable strategies, we perform the framework of Technical transitions. We analyze the three main areas of activity that constitute an effective niche construction: social networks, expectations and visions, and learning. A qualitative methodology is used, a video case study with six grassroots organizations in South Africa, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Brazil. The results reflect the important role played by these grassroots innovations, contributing to the development of social and creative recycling companies that address socio-economic and environmental problems.
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- Sara Calvo
- Business and Communication Department, Universidad Internacional de la Rioja, 26009 La Rioja, Spain;
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- Business and Communication Department, Universidad Internacional de la Rioja, 26009 La Rioja, Spain;
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Craveiro D, Marques S, Marreiros A, Bell R, Khan M, Godinho C, Quiroga S, Suárez C. Equity, Health, and Sustainability with PROVE: The Evaluation of a Portuguese Program for a Short Distance Supply Chain of Fruits and Vegetables. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:ijerph16245083. [PMID: 31842456 PMCID: PMC6950233 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16245083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 11/30/2019] [Accepted: 12/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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PROVE is a Portuguese program that empowers small-scale farmers organized into local networks to directly commercialize baskets of locally produced fruits and vegetables to consumers. This study applied a post-test-only non-equivalent group design to evaluate the resulting influence on the social empowerment of farmers and on consumer diets. The method included conducting a survey of PROVE farmers (n = 36) and a survey of PROVE consumers (n = 294) that were compared against matched samples of Portuguese respondents of international surveys (European Social Survey, n = 36 and the INHERIT Five-Country Survey, n = 571, respectively). PROVE farmers reported higher scores for perceived influence on the work environment than the national sample. PROVE consumers were more likely to eat five or more portions of fruits and vegetables a day in comparison to the matched sample of Portuguese citizens (average odds ratio: 3.05, p < 0.05). Being a PROVE consumer also generated an impact on the likelihood of consuming no more than two portions of red meat a week (average odds ratio: 1.56, p < 0.05). The evaluation study suggests that the promotion of short supply chains of fruits and vegetables can make a positive contribution to a healthier, more sustainable, and fairer future in food consumption.
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- Daniela Craveiro
- Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), CIS-IUL, 1649-026 Lisboa, Portugal; (S.M.); (A.M.); (C.G.)
- Correspondence:
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- Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), CIS-IUL, 1649-026 Lisboa, Portugal; (S.M.); (A.M.); (C.G.)
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- Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), CIS-IUL, 1649-026 Lisboa, Portugal; (S.M.); (A.M.); (C.G.)
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- Institute of Health Equity, UCL, London WC1E 7HB, UK; (R.B.); (M.K.)
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- Institute of Health Equity, UCL, London WC1E 7HB, UK; (R.B.); (M.K.)
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- Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), CIS-IUL, 1649-026 Lisboa, Portugal; (S.M.); (A.M.); (C.G.)
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- Department of Economics, Universidad de Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá, Spain; (S.Q.); (C.S.)
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- Department of Economics, Universidad de Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá, Spain; (S.Q.); (C.S.)
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