Equitable Urban Planning: Harnessing the Power of Comprehensive Plans

Rojas-Rueda, David; Morales-Zamora, Emily

doi:10.1007/s40572-023-00399-3

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“…Developing interventions and policies that promote PA, reduce chronic diseases, and improve overall well-being among populations experiencing health disparities requires a comprehensive understanding of key neighborhood resources [85]. Policymakers, urban planners, and public health advocates can work collaboratively to design more inclusive and equitable parks that facilitate active lifestyles and enhance community well-being by identifying park features and attributes that are lacking in underserved regions [86,87]. Research like this contributes to efforts to create healthier communities, specifically in the southeastern region of the U.S., where obesity and related chronic diseases are prevalent [88].…”

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Unearthing Inequities in the Relationship between Multiple Sociodemographic Factors and Diverse Elements of Park Availability and Quality in a Major Southern Metropolitan Region

Hallum,

Wende,

Hesam Shariati

et al. 2024

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Parks are critical components of healthy communities. This study explored neighborhood socioeconomic and racial/ethnic inequalities in park access and quality in a large U.S. southeastern metropolitan region. A total of 241 block groups were examined, including 77 parks. For each block group, we obtained multiple sociodemographic indicators, including unemployment rate, education level, renter-occupied housing, poverty rate, and racial/ethnic minority composition. All parks were mapped using geographical information systems and audited via the Community Park Audit Tool to evaluate their features and quality. We analyzed seven diverse elements of park quality (transportation access, facility availability, facility quality, amenity availability, park aesthetics, park quality concerns, and neighborhood quality concerns), as well as an overall park quality score by calculating the mean for all parks within each block group. The mean percent of residents below 125% of the poverty level and the percentage of renter-occupied housing units were significantly higher among block groups with any parks in comparison to block groups with no parks. In addition, there were significant positive associations between park transportation access scores and both the percentage of residents with less than high school education and the percent identifying as non-Hispanic white. Moreover, there was a significant negative association between park amenity availability and the block group’s unemployed population. Further, a significant negative association between park aesthetics and the population with a lower than high school education percentage was observed. Revealed differences in park availability, park acreage, and park quality dimensions emphasized the need for targeted policy, programmatic, and infrastructure interventions to improve park access and quality and address health disparities.

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Unearthing Inequities in the Relationship between Multiple Sociodemographic Factors and Diverse Elements of Park Availability and Quality in a Major Southern Metropolitan Region

Hallum,

Wende,

Hesam Shariati

et al. 2024

IJERPH

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Spatial inequity index for essential facility access at building-level in highly dense urban areas

Maheshwari,

Jain,

Chopra

2024

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Urban Aviation: The Future Aerospace Transportation System for Intercity and Intracity Mobility

Wild

2024

Urban Science

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This review discusses the challenges of integrating emerging transportation technologies into existing urban environments, considering their impact on equity, sustainability, and urban design. The aim is to provide readers with strategic insights and policy recommendations for incorporating aerospace innovations into transportation systems. This narrative review draws on a wide range of publications, including books, journal articles, and industry reports, to examine the multifaceted aspects of urban aviation. The review explores the scales of aerospace transport, detailing the technologies enabling urban aviation, the necessary urban adaptations to support such a system, and the social and regulatory challenges of integrating urban air mobility into existing transportation networks. The research suggests that for urban air mobility to be successfully integrated into existing transportation systems, further research is needed on the social and regulatory implications, particularly regarding equitable access, sustainable practices, and community engagement.

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Equitable Urban Planning: Harnessing the Power of Comprehensive Plans

Cited by 3 publications

References 12 publications

Unearthing Inequities in the Relationship between Multiple Sociodemographic Factors and Diverse Elements of Park Availability and Quality in a Major Southern Metropolitan Region

Unearthing Inequities in the Relationship between Multiple Sociodemographic Factors and Diverse Elements of Park Availability and Quality in a Major Southern Metropolitan Region

Spatial inequity index for essential facility access at building-level in highly dense urban areas

Urban Aviation: The Future Aerospace Transportation System for Intercity and Intracity Mobility

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