2022/06/22 by Benjamin W. Chrisinger · 1 voice
Business, Management and Accounting · Health Professions · Social Sciences · #Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology #Health disparities and outcomes #Public Health Policies and Education
paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/01944363.2022.2041466
openalex publication_date 2022/06/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Many planning and health collaborations name the built environment as an “upstream” factor for health disparities. Though some give mention to the structural dimensions of inequality (e.g., unequal distribution of income, discriminatory policies and practices), these are rarely the focus of planning–health study. Though this narrower approach is pragmatic, it restricts the policymaking discourse to potential built environment solutions that tend not to affect structural inequalities. I argue that equity planning can help focus research and practice on the root causes of unhealthy urban forms and unequal opportunities and engage directly with the challenging redistributional questions they require.