Personal profile
Research interests
I am interested in the economics of health and urban environments, and especially in metrics which can help decision making to improve the places where we live.
I’m researching how we can quantify impacts of unhealthy urban development for the TRUUD project (https://truud.ac.uk). My focus is on the societal costs of health, including direct and indirect costs such as healthcare and productivity costs, and non-market valuation techniques such as stated preference and contingent valuation.
Since 2015 I have contributed to national and international research projects for the University of Bath on energy recovery, food-energy-water nexus, climate change and healthy urban environments. Before starting my PhD I was the project co-ordinator for the Water Efficiency Network.
My background is in working towards the sustainable management of urban and rural world heritage sites in the South West UK.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Active
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Research On Tackling Poor Health from Poor Urban Environments (TRUUD)
Hunt, A. (PI), Bates, G. (CoI) & Eaton, E. (Researcher)
Ministry of Housing Communities & Local Government
1/10/25 → 31/03/27
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
Research output
- 8 Article
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Using health evidence to influence healthier urban development: a qualitative evaluation of a researcher–practitioner collaboration
Le Gouais, A., Eaton, E., Hanss, K. & Kidger, J., 31 Dec 2025, In: Cities and Health. 9, 4, p. 681-694Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does Willingness to Pay Differ for Mental and Physical Health?
Eaton, E. & Hunt, A., 31 Oct 2024, In: Value in Health. 27, 10, p. 1417-1425 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Developing and testing an environmental economics approach to the valuation and application of urban health externalities
Eaton, E., Hunt, A. & Black, D., 17 Feb 2023, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 11, 15 p., 1070200.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Testing Food Waste Reduction Targets: Integrating Transition Scenarios with Macro-Valuation in an Urban Living Lab
Black, D., Wei, T., Eaton, E., Hunt, A., Carey, J., Schmutz, U., He, B. & Roderick, I., 1 Apr 2023, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 15, 7, 6004.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tackling Root Causes Upstream of Unhealthy Urban Development (TRUUD): Protocol of a five-year prevention research consortium [version 2; peer reviewed; revision]
Black, D., Ayres, S., Bondy, K., Brierley, R., Campbell, R., Carhart, N., Coggon, J., Eaton, E., Fichera, E., Gibson, A., Hatleskog, E., Hickman, M., Hicks, B., Hunt, A., Pain, K., Pearce, N., Pilkington, P., Rosenberg, G. & Scally, G., 8 Jul 2022, In: Wellcome Open Research. 6, 30.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Thesis
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Economic valuation of the societal cost of non-communicable disease related to urban housing developments in the UK
Eaton, E. (Author), Hunt, A. (Supervisor) & Fichera, E. (Supervisor), 4 Dec 2023Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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Activities
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Exploring the use of the HAUS model for West Midlands Combined Authority
Bates, G. (Host) & Eaton, E. (Host)
21 May 2025Activity: Knowledge Exchange (Industry, Government, NGOs) › Hosting a visitor
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European Society of Prevention Research Annual Conference
Bates, G. (Speaker), Eaton, E. (Contributor), Newman, J. (Contributor) & Ayres, S. (Contributor)
25 Sept 2025Activity: Academic conferences and events (excluding conference publications) › Conference presentation / attendance
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Written submission from Centre for 21st Century Public Health, University of Bath (AIR0037) to the Air pollution in England, Environmental Audit Committee Inquiry
Fichera, E. (Organiser), Bates, G. (Contributor), Barry, R. (Contributor), Eaton, E. (Contributor), Hunt, A. (Contributor), Serna Castano, A. (Contributor) & Thompson, A. (Contributor)
2026Activity: Knowledge Exchange (Industry, Government, NGOs) › Giving evidence or preparing policy briefs
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Assessing the health impacts of urban design interventions
Charlesworth May, A. (Speaker), Bates, G. (Speaker), Eaton, E. (Speaker) & Kelly, B. (Speaker)
5 May 2026Activity: Knowledge Exchange (Industry, Government, NGOs) › Stakeholder engagement, presentation