Urban and Transport Planning Related Exposures and Mortality: A Health Impact Assessment for Cities

Conclusions: PA factors and environmental exposures can be modified by changes in urban and transport planning. We emphasize the need for a) the reduction of motorized traffic through the promotion of active and public transport and b) the provision of green infrastructure, both of which are suggested to provide opportunities for PA and for mitigation of air pollution, noise, and heat.

Citation: Mueller N, Rojas-Rueda D, Basagaña X, Cirach M, Cole-Hunter T, Dadvand P, Donaire-Gonzalez D, Foraster M, Gascon M, Martinez D, Tonne C, Triguero-Mas M, Valentín A, Nieuwenhuijsen M. 2017. Urban and transport planning related exposures and mortality: a health impact assessment for cities. Environ Health Perspect 125:89–96; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/EHP220
Address correspondence to N. Mueller, ISGlobal, Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Dr. Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain. Telephone: [phone]. Email: [e-mail]
This study was supported by internal CREAL funding. M.T.-M. is funded by a grant from the Catalan Government (AGAUR FI-DGR-2013). P.D. is funded by a Ramón y Cajal fellowship (RYC-2012-10995) awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Finance.
The authors declare they have no actual or potential competing financial interests.
Received: 11 December 2015
Revised: 24 March 2016
Accepted: 31 May 2016
Published: 27 June 2016
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Source: EHP Research - January 2, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Web Admin Tags: Research Articles January 2017 Source Type: research