Short-termism in urban development: The commercial determinants of planetary health

Daniel Black; Geoff Bates; Rosalie Callway; Kathy Pain; Ed Kirton-Darling

doi:10.1016/j.esg.2024.100220

Short-termism in urban development: The commercial determinants of planetary health

Daniel Black, Geoff Bates, Rosalie Callway, Kathy Pain, Ed Kirton-Darling

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Abstract

This article focuses on how short-termism impacts on the quality of urban development and, in turn, both population and planetary health. The first section of the paper clarifies key terms - short-termism, health, urban development and upstream - then summarises the context of urban development in the United Kingdom, and the evidence linking urban environments to population and planetary health. The main analysis section draws on data from interviews with 132 participants carried out between May and September 2021. Using the Commercial Determinants of Health framework, six thematic areas are identified: Policy & Political Economy; Legislation and Regulation; Commercial Actors; Underlying Drivers (Power); Externalities; and Partnership. Analysis suggests 17 key messages, the majority of which point to the need for stronger government intervention, a position supported by private sector, if fairly enacted.

Original language	English
Article number	100220
Journal	Earth System Governance
Volume	22
Early online date	11 Sept 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esg.2024.100220
Publication status	Published - 31 Dec 2024

Data Availability Statement

Data will be made available on request.

Funding

This work was supported by the UK Prevention Research Partnership (award reference: MR/SO37586/1), which was funded by the British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates, Engineering and Physical Sciences Reearch Council, Economic and Social Sciences Research Council, Health and Social Care Research and Development Division (Welsh Government), Medical Research Council, National Institute for Health Research, Natural Environment Research Council, Public Health Agency (Northern Ireland), The Health Foundation and Wellcome.

Keywords

Commercial determinants of health
Inter-generational equity
Planetary health
Short-termism
Urban development

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Global and Planetary Change
Geography, Planning and Development
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Political Science and International Relations
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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Short-termism in urban development: The commercial determinants of planetary health

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