Healthy land? An examination of the area-level association between brownfield land and morbidity and mortality in England

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

BAMBRA, C.

Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing, Durham Univ., Stockton on Tees, Royaume-Uni

ROBERTSON, S.

Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing, Durham Univ., Stockton on Tees, Royaume-Uni

KASIM, A.

Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing, Durham Univ., Stockton on Tees, Royaume-Uni

SMITH, J.

Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing, Durham Univ., Stockton on Tees, Royaume-Uni

CAIRNS-NAGI, J.M.

Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing, Durham Univ., Stockton on Tees, Royaume-Uni

COPELAND, A.

Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing, Durham Univ., Stockton on Tees, Royaume-Uni

FINLAY, N.

Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience, Univ., Durham, Royaume-Uni

JOHNSON, K.

Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Wellbeing, Durham Univ., Stockton on Tees, Royaume-Uni

Description :
This paper examines the area-level association between brownfield land and morbidity and mortality in England. It shows that people living in wards with a high proportion of brownfield land are significantly more likely to suffer from poorer health than those living in wards with a small proportion of brownfield land. This suggests that brownfield land could potentially be an important and previously overlooked independent environmental determinant of population health in England. The remediation and redevelopment of brownfield land should therefore be considered as a public health policy issue.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Environment and planning A, issn : 0308-518X, 2014, vol. 46, n°. 2, p. 433-454, nombre de pages : 22

Date :
2014

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London, Pion

Langue :
Anglais