학술논문
Synthesizing the links between secure housing tenure and health for more equitable cities.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Baumgartner J; Institute for Health and Social Policy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Imperial College London, London, UK.; Rodriguez J; Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA.; Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA.; Berkhout F; Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy, King's College London, London, UK.; Doyle Y; Public Health England, London, UK.; Ezzati M; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Imperial College London, London, UK.; Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.; Owuso G; Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.; Centre for Urban Management Studies, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.; Quayyum Z; James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.; Solomon B; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Imperial College London, London, UK.; Winters M; Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada.; Adamkiewicz G; Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA.; Robinson BE; Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy, King's College London, London, UK.; Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Source
Publisher: Wellcome Trust Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101696457 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 2398-502X (Print) Linking ISSN: 2398502X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Wellcome Open Res Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2398-502X
Abstract
Millions of households in rich and poor countries alike are at risk of being unwilfully displaced from their homes or the land on which they live (i.e., lack secure tenure), and the urban poor are most vulnerable. Improving housing tenure security may be an intervention to improve housing and environmental conditions and reduce urban health inequalities. Building on stakeholder workshops and a narrative review of the literature, we developed a conceptual model that infers the mechanisms through which more secure housing tenure can improve housing, environmental quality, and health. Empirical studies show that more secure urban housing tenure can boost economic mobility, improve housing and environmental conditions including reduced exposure to pollution, create safer and more resourced communities, and improve physical and mental health. These links are shared across tenure renters and owners and different economic settings. Broader support is needed for context-appropriate policies and actions to improve tenure security as a catalyst for cultivating healthier homes and neighbourhoods and reducing urban health inequalities in cities.
Competing Interests: No competing interests were disclosed.
(Copyright: © 2023 Baumgartner J et al.)
Competing Interests: No competing interests were disclosed.
(Copyright: © 2023 Baumgartner J et al.)