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An Overview of How the Built Environment Relates to Children's Health.
Shabnam Abdollahi1, E Owen D Waygood2, Zeinab Aliyas3
1Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, Montréal, H3T 1J4, Canada.
Current Environmental Health Reports
|July 28, 2023
Summary
The built environment impacts children's physical, mental, and social health through transport infrastructure, emissions, and noise. Accessible child-friendly destinations are crucial for well-being.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Health
- Urban Planning
- Pediatric Health
Background:
- The built environment significantly influences children's health outcomes.
- Transport infrastructure, emissions, and noise are key factors linking the built environment to health.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the varied pathways between the built environment and children's health.
- To examine the relationship between built environment factors (emissions, noise, traffic) and children's physical, mental, and social health.
Main Methods:
- Literature review examining existing evidence.
- Analysis of how built environment characteristics affect health conditions.
Main Results:
- Walkable neighborhoods correlate with increased physical activity but also higher traffic injuries.
- Motorways show cognitive impacts on children near schools.
- Links between social activities and the built environment are emerging.
- Physical health links are clearer via transport pathways; mental and social health links are developing.
Conclusions:
- The built environment's influence on children's physical health is evident, primarily through transport.
- Further research is needed to fully understand the links between the built environment and children's mental and social health.
- Accessible child-relevant destinations are vital for promoting children's health.
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