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Short-termism in urban development: the commercial determinants of planetary health

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Black, D., Bates, G., Callway, R., Pain, K. orcid id iconORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1451-9252 and Kirton-Darling, E. (2024) Short-termism in urban development: the commercial determinants of planetary health. Earth System Governance, 22. 100220. ISSN 2589-8116 doi: 10.1016/j.esg.2024.100220

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This article focuses on how short-termism impacts on the quality of urban development and, in turn, both population and planetary health. The first section of the paper clarifies key terms - short-termism, health, urban development and upstream - then summarises the context of urban development in the United Kingdom, and the evidence linking urban environments to population and planetary health. The main analysis section draws on data from interviews with 132 participants carried out between May and September 2021. Using the Commercial Determinants of Health framework, six thematic areas are identified: Policy & Political Economy; Legislation and Regulation; Commercial Actors; Underlying Drivers (Power); Externalities; and Partnership. Analysis suggests 17 key messages, the majority of which point to the need for stronger government intervention, a position supported by private sector, if fairly enacted.

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Item Type Article
URI https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/118527
Item Type Article
Refereed Yes
Divisions Henley Business School > Real Estate and Planning
Uncontrolled Keywords planetary health, urban development, commercial determinants of health, short-termism, inter-generational equity
Publisher Elsevier
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