Public Health Aspects’ Assessment Tool
for Urban Projects, According
to the Urban Health Approach
Stefano Capolongo, Maddalena Buffoli, Erica Isa Mosca, Daniela Galeone,
Roberto D’Elia and Andrea Rebecchi
Abstract As part of the CCM2017 project titled “Urban Health,” this paper describes
the experience of developing and testing a multi-criteria, quali-quantitative assessment framework for Public Health aspects. The tool aims to evaluate urban transformation and regeneration actions, according to Urban Health strategies.
Keywords Urban health · Public health · Healthy urban planning and design
strategies · Evaluation tool · Multi-criteria analysis
1 Introduction
Planning and management actions in urban contexts provide several opportunities for the protection and promotion of Public Health. Indeed, health conditions depend especially on environmental, economic and social factors (Fehr and
Capolongo 2016), which are influenced by a correct design and management of
the living environment. The concept of Urban Health has been introduced since
the beginning of 2000, based on the definition of Healthy City which refers to the
“urban contexts able to support and improve constantly the physical environment and
the social context, encouraging the development of economic and social resources,
allowing people to mutually support each other in the development of daily life activities.” (WHO 2016). From this concept derives the Urban Health strategy, which
refers to the relationship between health promotion, disease prevention and the different interrelations with urban factors (Talukder et al. 2015). Indeed, Urban Health
represents a complex issue as the actions aimed at improving the living conditions
S. Capolongo (B) · M. Buffoli · E. I. Mosca · A. Rebecchi
Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering—ABC Department, Politecnico di
Milano, Milan, Italy
e-mail: stefano.capolongo@polimi.it
D. Galeone · R. D’Elia
Direzione Generale della Prevenzione Sanitaria, Ministero della Salute, Rome, Italy
© The Author(s) 2020
S. Della Torre et al. (eds.), Regeneration of the Built Environment
from a Circular Economy Perspective, Research for Development,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33256-3_30
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for Urban Projects, According
to the Urban Health Approach
Stefano Capolongo, Maddalena Buffoli, Erica Isa Mosca, Daniela Galeone,
Roberto D’Elia and Andrea Rebecchi
Abstract As part of the CCM2017 project titled “Urban Health,” this paper describes
the experience of developing and testing a multi-criteria, quali-quantitative assessment framework for Public Health aspects. The tool aims to evaluate urban transformation and regeneration actions, according to Urban Health strategies.
Keywords Urban health · Public health · Healthy urban planning and design
strategies · Evaluation tool · Multi-criteria analysis
1 Introduction
Planning and management actions in urban contexts provide several opportunities for the protection and promotion of Public Health. Indeed, health conditions depend especially on environmental, economic and social factors (Fehr and
Capolongo 2016), which are influenced by a correct design and management of
the living environment. The concept of Urban Health has been introduced since
the beginning of 2000, based on the definition of Healthy City which refers to the
“urban contexts able to support and improve constantly the physical environment and
the social context, encouraging the development of economic and social resources,
allowing people to mutually support each other in the development of daily life activities.” (WHO 2016). From this concept derives the Urban Health strategy, which
refers to the relationship between health promotion, disease prevention and the different interrelations with urban factors (Talukder et al. 2015). Indeed, Urban Health
represents a complex issue as the actions aimed at improving the living conditions
S. Capolongo (B) · M. Buffoli · E. I. Mosca · A. Rebecchi
Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering—ABC Department, Politecnico di
Milano, Milan, Italy
e-mail: stefano.capolongo@polimi.it
D. Galeone · R. D’Elia
Direzione Generale della Prevenzione Sanitaria, Ministero della Salute, Rome, Italy
© The Author(s) 2020
S. Della Torre et al. (eds.), Regeneration of the Built Environment
from a Circular Economy Perspective, Research for Development,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33256-3_30
325