Descriptions of the relationship between human health and green infrastructure in six Nordic comprehensive plans

Sammanfattning

The link between green infrastructure (GI) and human health and well-being (HH&W) is well-established. While land use planning is fundamental for delivering increased and equitable HH&W outcomes, whether and to what extent this is implemented in planning practice is largely unknown.This study performed a content analysis of six Nordic comprehensive plans regarding terms, connections, and goals used to describe the GI-HH&W relationship in order to identify the conditions set for developing healthpromoting GI in strategic planning interventions. The results revealed common, varied, and nuanced terminology describing GI in all six plans, while health outcomes were non-specifically described and less consistently referred to. Similarly, connections between and goals related to GI and HH&W outcomes were rarely mentioned and expressed only in general terms. This lack of nuance may lead to uncertainty concerning (i) land claims required and (ii) how to configure allocated land in order to promote HH&W via GI. Overall, current descriptions fail to acknowledge that health outcomes vary with properties of GI, and may thus fail to provide sufficient arguments to withstand other land use interests. From a strategic planning perspective, the general description of the GI-HH&W relationship may create additional uncertainties for prioritization in subsequent planning phases.

Nyckelord

Green infrastructure; Human health and well-being; Land use planning; Greenspace planning and policy; Comprehensive plans; Management

Publicerad i

Cities
2024, volym: 146, artikelnummer: 104746
Utgivare: ELSEVIER SCI LTD

SLU författare

• Sunding, Anna

  • Institutionen för landskapsarkitektur, planering och förvaltning, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Randrup, Thomas

  • Institutionen för landskapsarkitektur, planering och förvaltning, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Nordh, Helena

  • Institutionen för stad och land, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Ode Sang, Åsa

  • Institutionen för landskapsarkitektur, planering och förvaltning, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

Globala målen (SDG)

SDG3 God hälsa och välbefinnande
SDG11 Hållbara städer och samhällen

UKÄ forskningsämne

Landskapsarkitektur

Publikationens identifierare

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2023.104746

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/128403