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Curbing Urban Sprawl: Why Better City Planning Could Mean Better Health
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Recent research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that living in a compact metropolitan setting could yield more health benefits than living in a more sprawling suburban area. In this episode: the report's lead researcher, Shima Hamidi, explains why this is the case and how communities can reshape infrastructure to foster mobility and connection.
Guest:Shima Hamidi, PhD, MSc, is a Bloomberg Associate Professor of American Health in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering and director of the Center for Smart Transportation.
Host:Stephanie Desmon, MA, is a former journalist, author, and the director of public relations and communications for the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs.
Show links and related content:-
Sprawl Rankings Reveal Health Benefits and Cost Offsets in Compact, Connected U.S. County and Metro Areas—Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Mapping Urban Sprawl in the U.S.@bloombergamericanhealth via Instagram
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Associations between Urban Sprawl and Life Expectancy in the United States—International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Relationship between urban sprawl and physical activity, obesity, and morbidity - update and refinement—Health & Place