Advancing equitable health and well-being across urban–rural sustainable infrastructure systems

Hamil Pearsall; Victor Hugo Gutierrez-Velez; Melissa R Gilbert; Simi Hoque; Hallie Eakin; Eduardo S Brondizio; William Solecki; Laura Toran; Jennifer E Baka; Jocelyn E Behm; Christa Brelsford; Clare Hinrichs; Kevin A Henry; Jeremy Mennis; Lara A Roman; Christina Rosan; Eugenia C South; Rachel D Valletta; Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

doi:10.1038/s42949-021-00028-8

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Advancing equitable health and well-being across urban–rural sustainable infrastructure systems

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Advancing equitable health and well-being across urban–rural sustainable infrastructure systems

Hamil Pearsall, Victor Hugo Gutierrez-Velez, Melissa R Gilbert, Simi Hoque, Hallie Eakin, Eduardo S Brondizio, William Solecki, Laura Toran, Jennifer E Baka, Jocelyn E Behm, …

npj Urban Sustainability, v 1(1)

28 Jun 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-021-00028-8

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Abstract

Construction

Decision making

Health disparities

Infrastructure

Rural areas

Stormwater management

Sustainability

Sustainability management

Sustainable development

System effectiveness

Urban planning

Infrastructure systems have direct implications for how health and well-being evolve across urban–rural systems. Scientists, practitioners, and policy-makers use domain-specific methods and tools to characterize sectors of infrastructure, but these approaches do not capture the cascading effects across interrelated infrastructure and governance domains. We argue that the development and management of sustainable urban infrastructure must focus on interactions across urban and rural places to advance equitable health and well-being. We call for a research agenda that focuses on urban–rural infrastructure systems, addressing trade-offs and synergies, decision-making, institutional arrangements, and effective co-production of knowledge across the diverse places connected by infrastructure.

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Title: Advancing equitable health and well-being across urban–rural sustainable infrastructure systems
Creators: Hamil Pearsall - Temple University
Victor Hugo Gutierrez-Velez - Temple University
Melissa R Gilbert - Temple University
Simi Hoque - Drexel University
Hallie Eakin - Arizona State University
Eduardo S Brondizio - Indiana University Bloomington
William Solecki - Hunter College
Laura Toran - Temple University
Jennifer E Baka - Pennsylvania State University
Jocelyn E Behm - Temple University
Christa Brelsford - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Clare Hinrichs
Kevin A Henry - Temple University
Jeremy Mennis - Temple University
Lara A Roman
Christina Rosan - Temple University
Eugenia C South - University of Pennsylvania
Rachel D Valletta - Franklin Institute
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Publication Details: npj Urban Sustainability, v 1(1)
Publisher: Springer Nature B.V
Resource Type: Journal article
Language: English
Academic Unit: Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
Web of Science ID: WOS:001001537300003
Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85115961342
Other Identifier: 991020531971804721