The Effects of Urban Containment Policies on Public Health
| Autor: | Sung Moon Kwon, Solhee Kim, Jeongbae Jeon |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
obesity Buffer zone Growth management Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0211 other engineering and technologies lcsh:Medicine greenbelt Transportation 030209 endocrinology & metabolism 02 engineering and technology Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine spatial economic analysis Humans Built Environment Recreation Environmental planning Built environment Spatial structure urban containment policy Public health lcsh:R public health Urban Health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 021107 urban & regional planning Regression analysis Policy Containment Environment Design Business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 17 Issue 9 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 3275, p 3275 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph17093275 |
| Popis: | Public health risks such as obesity are influenced by numerous personal characteristics, but the local spatial structure such as an area&rsquo s built environment can also affect the obesity rate. This study analyzes and discusses how a greenbelt plan as a tool of urban containment policy has an effect on obesity. This study conducted spatial econometric regression models with five factors (13 variables) including transportation, socio-economic, public health, region, and policy factors. The relationship was analyzed between two policy effects of a greenbelt (i.e., a green buffer zone) and obesity. The variables for two policy effects of greenbelt zones are the size of the greenbelt and the inside and outside areas of the greenbelt. The results indicate that the two variables have negative effects on obesity. The results of the analyses in this study have several policy implications. Greenbelts play a role as an urban growth management policy, leading to a reduced obesity rate due to the influence of the transportation mode. In addition, greenbelts can also reduce the obesity rate because they provide recreation spaces for people. |
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