Assessing the health impacts of the urban expansion of small cities in China: A case study of Jiawang.

ABSTRACT: Empirical studies undertaken in developed countries have shown that urban expansion may exert both positive and negative impacts on residents' health, depending on the planning strategy; however, the impact of rapid urban expansion on public health in developing countries is understudied. This paper takes Jiawang, China, as an example of rapid urban expansion and carries out a health impact assessment (HIA) on its regulatory detailed plan to better understand the interaction of the built environment and public health. We establish an HIA framework and select a series of indicators as health determinants. On this basis, we examine what impact the urban expansion will exert on the health equity of the residents by conducting a bivariate spatial autocorrelation. The finding shows that:1) Urba

SUBMITTER: Ge Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9778500 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature