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Understanding how environmental quality of the built environment, including the physical, biological, social, cultural and economic conditions, interacts to influence populations health and wellbeing.
The environments we inhabit have both direct and indirect impacts on our health and wellbeing with damaging environmental conditions disproportionately affecting the most vulnerable.
Environments, human health and wellbeing explores the role of human-made or managed environments in influencing the physical and mental health of residents. This connects with multiple Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) including good health and wellbeing (SDG3), sustainable cities and communities (SDG11) and reducing inequalities (SDG10).
A woman walks by a painted wall in Lamu town, Lamu island, Kenya – a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The work focuses upon better understanding the impacts of blue (water), green (semi-natural) and grey (built) infrastructure qualities upon health and wellbeing. The team have a particular interest in urban environments including revealing inequalities and the effects of demographic transitions (ageing societies and rural-urban migration).
It investigates the use of novel monitoring technologies (big data, personal environmental sensors and physiological measurements) to better understand the impacts of environmental conditions.
The team develop and evaluate participatory (participatory mapping, citizen science) and creative (art and design) engagement approaches to understand lived experiences and aim to include typically marginalised groups in decision making discussions.
Feature / Learn how SEI works with partners to improve inclusive transportation in Africa.
Perspective / Gary Haq reflects on the European Court's recent linking of climate change and human rights, stressing urgent need for older people's protection.
Feature / Researchers working in Nairobi, Kenya, used creative arts methods to engage communities in the co-designed Tupumue project. With reflections from Sarah West.
Media coverage / Gary Haq spoke to The Independent UK about a recent report from the Healthy Ageing in a Changing Climate project.
Journal article / With support, agrivoltaic technology could benefit East African agricultural systems and address the region's interrelated climate, energy and food challenges.
Event on 26 September / SEI and HelpAge International are hosting an online dialogue to explore challenges around ageing in a changing climate in Eurasia and the Middle East.
Project / The Global Ageing and Climate Change Regional Dialogues explore policies, practices, and challenges around climate justice in an ageing world.
Tool / Unlock inclusive urban mobility with the Digital Mapping Toolkit, designed for participatory planning and equitable transport solutions.
Tool / The SEI Urban Toolbox for Liveable Cities is a collection of SEI tools, methods and approaches that can be used widely for urban planning and development.
Project / Accelerating low carbon transport policies and plans that meet the mobility needs of marginalized groups in Indonesia.
Project / The University of York SEI Centre implements customized capacity-building programs on active mobility in African transport structures on the HVT project.
Project / PURE supports development of just and representative climate resilient urban strategies in dryland Namibia, to enhance future health, wellbeing and development.
Initiative / This initiative investigates how rapidly growing cities affect residents' wellbeing and how this interacts with the overall health of city systems.
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