Study protocol of the European Urban Burden of Disease Project: a health impact assessment study.
Authors
Barrera-Gómez, Jose
Basagaña, Xavier
Cirach, Marta
Daher, Carolyn
Pulido, Maria Foraster
Iungman, Tamara
Gasparrini, Antonio
Hoek, Gerard
de Hoogh, Kees
Khomenko, Sasha
Khreis, Haneen
de Nazelle, Audrey
Ramos, Ana
Tainio, Marko
Thondoo, Meelan
Tonne, Cathryn
Mueller, N
Publication Date
2022-01-20Journal Title
BMJ Open
ISSN
2044-6055
Publisher
BMJ
Volume
12
Issue
1
Language
en
Type
Article
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Nieuwenhuijsen, M. J., Barrera-Gómez, J., Basagaña, X., Cirach, M., Daher, C., Pulido, M. F., Iungman, T., et al. (2022). Study protocol of the European Urban Burden of Disease Project: a health impact assessment study.. BMJ Open, 12 (1) https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054270
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Cities have long been known to be society's predominant engine of innovation and wealth creation, yet they are also hotspots of pollution and disease partly due to current urban and transport practices. The aim of the European Urban Burden of Disease project is to evaluate the health burden and its determinants related to current and future potential urban and transport planning practices and related exposures in European cities and make this evidence available for policy and decision making for healthy and sustainable futures. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Drawing on an established comparative risk assessment methodology (ie, Urban and Transport Planning Health Impact Assessment) tool), in nearly 1000 European cities we will (1) quantify the health impacts of current urban and transport planning related exposures (eg, air pollution, noise, excess heat, lack of green space) (2) and evaluate the relationship between current levels of exposure, health impacts and city characteristics (eg, size, density, design, mobility) (3) rank and compare the cities based on exposure levels and the health impacts, (4) in a number of selected cities assess in-depth the linkages between urban and transport planning, environment, physical activity and health, and model the health impacts of alternative and realistic urban and transport planning scenarios, and, finally, (5) construct a healthy city index and set up an effective knowledge translation hub to generate impact in society and policy. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: All data to be used in the project are publicly available data and do not need ethics approval. We will request consent for personal data on opinions and views and create data agreements for those providing information on current and future urban and transport planning scenarios.For dissemination and to generate impact, we will create a knowledge translation hub with information tailored to various stakeholders.
Keywords
Public health, 1506, 1724, public health, epidemiology, health policy
Sponsorship
European Union (869764, 874627, 956780)
Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (Not applicable)
Identifiers
bmjopen-2021-054270
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054270
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/333282
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