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Wellbeing impacts of city policies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Hiscock, Rosemary and Mudu, Pierpaolo and Braubach, Matthias and Martuzzi, Marco and Perez, Laura and Sabel, Clive. (2014) Wellbeing impacts of city policies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol. 11, H. 12. pp. 12312-12345.

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Abstract

To mitigate climate change, city authorities are developing policies in areas such as transportation, housing and energy use, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to their effects on greenhouse gas emissions, these policies are likely to have consequences for the wellbeing of their populations for example through changes in opportunities to take physical exercise. In order to explore the potential consequences for wellbeing, we first explore what 'wellbeing' is and how it can be operationalised for urban planners. In this paper, we illustrate how wellbeing can be divided into objective and subjective aspects which can be measured quantitatively; our review of measures informs the development of a theoretical model linking wellbeing to policies which cities use to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Finally, we discuss the extent to which the links proposed in the conceptual model are supported by the literature and how cities can assess wellbeing implications of policies.
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) > Chronic Disease Epidemiology > Exposome Science (Probst-Hensch)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Public Health > Sozial- und Präventivmedizin > Exposome Science (Probst-Hensch)
UniBasel Contributors:Perez, Laura
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Book Review
Publisher:Molecular Diversity Preservation International]
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal item
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