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Health-integrated planning at the local level in England: Impediments and opportunities

Carmichael, Laurence; Barton, Hugh; Gray, Selena; Lease, Helen

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Hugh Barton

Helen Lease



Abstract

The project commissioned by the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) aimed to examine the degree to which UK, mainly English local planning authorities, incorporate health in their land use plans and development decisions. The project involved systematic reviews of evidence together with case studies. The range of performance in relation to health identified in the project shows that best practice in England depends not so much on the planning system per se, as on the leadership, commitment and knowledge of politicians and practitioners involved. The barriers to health integration are organisational and professional silos, ignorance, resources, and reactive planning regime. Clear lessons for research and practice are emerging: first, well attested research evidence is quite scarce, for example in relation to sustainability appraisal and health; second, planning agencies need to forge good partnerships with public health, transport, housing and economic development decision-makers, and develop proactive, healthy plans; the new planning regime and move of the public health function into local authorities in 2013 in England will give policy opportunities for the consideration of health outcomes in planning decisions, and research should in time evaluate if results have been achieved on the ground. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.

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Carmichael, L., Barton, H., Gray, S., & Lease, H. (2013). Health-integrated planning at the local level in England: Impediments and opportunities. Land Use Policy, 31, 259-266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.07.008

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Mar 1, 2013
Deposit Date Jul 18, 2012
Publicly Available Date Nov 15, 2016
Journal Land Use Policy
Print ISSN 0264-8377
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 31
Pages 259-266
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.07.008
Keywords English planning system, health impact assessment, healthy planning, local plans, design criteria, health indicators
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/934175
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.07.008

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