Substandard Housing: The Social Dimension of Environmental Health

Hornberg, Claudia; Pauli, Andrea

doi:10.1016/b978-0-444-52272-6.00732-7

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“…In the year 1996, the United Nations Habitat conference that held in Istanbul defined healthy housing to include the provision of adequate physical, chemical, biological and mental conditions that supports health, comfort and privacy [7]. …”

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Housing materials as predictors of under-five mortality in Nigeria: evidence from 2013 demographic and health survey

2017

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BackgroundNigeria is among countries with high Under-Five Mortality (U5M) rates worldwide. Both maternal and childhood factors have been linked to U5M in the country. However, despite the growing global recognition of the association between housing and quality of life, the role of housing materials as predictors of U5M remain largely unexplored in Nigeria. This study, therefore, investigated the relationship between housing materials and U5M in Nigeria.MethodsThe study utilised the 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey data. A representative sample of 40,680 households was selected for the survey. The sample included 18,516 women of reproductive age who had given birth in the past 5 years prior the survey; with attention on the survival status of the index child (the most recent delivery). Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square, Cox-proportional hazard and Brass 2-parameter models (α = 0.05).ResultsThe hazard ratio of U5M was 1.46 (C.I = 1.02–1.47, p < 0.001) and 1.23 (C.I = 1.24–1.71, p < 0.001) higher among children who lived in houses built with inadequate and moderate housing materials respectively than those in good housing materials. Under-five deaths show a downward trend (slope = −0.4871) relative to the housing materials assessment score. The refined U5M rate was 143.5, 127.0 and 90.8 per 1000 live birth among women who live in houses built with inadequate, moderate and adequate housing materials respectively. Other predictors of U5M were; the size of the child at birth, preceding birth interval, prenatal care provider, residence and education. Under-five death reduces with increasing maternal level of; education, wealth quintile, media exposure and housing material type and mostly experienced by Muslim women (6.0%), rural women (6.5%) and women residence in the North-West geopolitical zones (6.9%).ConclusionsLiving in houses built with poor housing materials promoted U5M in Nigeria. Provision of sustainable housing by the government and the maintenance of existing housing stock to healthful conditions will play a significant role in reducing the burden of U5M in Nigeria.

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Housing materials as predictors of under-five mortality in Nigeria: evidence from 2013 demographic and health survey

2017

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“…-Social ecology (or: human ecology) of cities ("urban ecology"): Cities as human ecosystems are structures that are composed of interdependent and self-organizing natural, technical, human and social subsystems that can determine health. By use of the systemic human ecological lens not only a contextualized analysis of focal urban health problems but also an integrated and consistent problem solution could be realized [70][71][72]. -Human ecology (or: social ecology) of nutrition (nutrition ecology): the nutrition system network-centered around the supply and demand systems-has natural, technical, human and social components that exhibit overlapping interactions (e.g., via the microbiome) and finally determine the health status of the individual and the population [73][74][75].…”

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Proposal for A Systemic Human Ecological Turn for Health Science and Medicine

Tretter,

Simon

2023

Ecological Civilization

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Industrial development processes, accompanied by extreme growth processes, regards world population, pollution, food production and the exploitation of natural resources have caused severe ecological problems. This has been well known since 1972 through the study 'The Limits to Growth', in which humanity and the world society was called upon to make an ecological turn and to change its consumption model and the type of economic development that was not suited to finite natural resources (or a finite planet). However, the relationships between the state of the environment and human health have hardly been considered, although an ecological view of health was already proposed by Hippocrates, and as in the meantime, the technical terms "Environmental Health" and "Environmental Medicine" have become established at universities. It is only in recent times that global terms such as climate medicine, One Health, Eco Health, etc. have become powerful pragmatic and action-oriented initiatives. They can be understood as calls for a worldwide health-related 'ecologization' of (health) culture. Regarding these approaches we highlight theoretical and metatheoretical aspects, since in general, any real action is only as good as the analytical quality of the plan that serves as a guide for that action. From this point of view, we find that these approaches exhibit graving weaknesses. These are, among other things: the neglect of epistemological challenges combined with inconsistent conceptualizations of the category environment, the very superficial models of human beings, weaknesses of ecological frameworks in relation to the macro-, mesoand micro-eco-social levels of the targeted topics, and a vague notion of systems methodology. Following on from this, we call for an explicit social-/human-ecological framework (New Viennese School, Australian School) for environmental health issues as it has been established for decades in the field of environmental, sustainability and transformation sciences.

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“…Carmona (2019) categorizes impacts dividing these according to health, society, economy, and environmental issues, and defines what he calls Place Value in the SH context. Hornberg and Pauli (2011) present categories of causes and pathways of health inequality due to substandard housing, and Gilchrist and Allouche (2005) present the potential impacts and define SC parameters linked to construction activities.…”

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“…Housing close to pollution sources and insufficient access to clean drinking water supply and sewage treatment can trigger epidemics and other associated diseases that require interventions, imposing costs relating to infrastructure investments and public health services (PRETLOVE; KADE, 2016;HORNBERG;PAULI, 2011;MOLNÁR et al, 2010;BAKER et al, 2000). Location thus plays a significant role in families' well-being (VICENTIM; KANASHIRO, 2016;RUFINO, 2015).…”

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Critical analysis of housing condition impacts on residents' well-being and social costs

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Housing is fundamental to the welfare of people and society. On the contrary, housing may impose costs on users as regards their health and quality of life. These costs are not only individual but also social. Studies on the concept of social costs (SCs) related to living conditions of social housing (SH) are scarce, and the concept needs in-depth debates. A systematic literature review (SLR) was conducted to answer the primary research question: What are SCs, and what triggers them? The research specifically aims to identify spatial design factors and construction details of SH, which may cause adverse impacts and social costs and affect households' quality of life. The SLR results are analysed and discussed concerning the major concepts of SCs and social impacts (SIs). The visual representation and organization of data contribute to detailed and in-depth conceptual discussions to understand the factors that can induce actions to improve SH design and upgrading of the existing stock. Most publications emphasise physical and mental health risks. Poor thermal conditions cause illnesses, and depression is prevalent in many housing developments putting pressure on public systems and their health services. Social unrest and family conflict can impose further costs on policing and social assistance. Housing conditions’ cause and effect are rarely detailed in the SC literature, which constitutes a research gap. New housing design, Upgrading or refurbishment initiatives should also effectively increase well-being, reduce environmental impacts, and ultimately contribute towards positive social and technological developments.

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Substandard Housing: The Social Dimension of Environmental Health

Cited by 5 publications

References 14 publications

Housing materials as predictors of under-five mortality in Nigeria: evidence from 2013 demographic and health survey

Housing materials as predictors of under-five mortality in Nigeria: evidence from 2013 demographic and health survey

Proposal for A Systemic Human Ecological Turn for Health Science and Medicine

Critical analysis of housing condition impacts on residents' well-being and social costs

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