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Using Decision-Tree Methodologies To Explore Determinants Of Health and Wellbeing Outcomes At The Local Authority Scale The Case Study Of London

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Authors: Niu, Haifeng; Tu, Xinmeng ; Silva, Elisabete A.

Source: Built Environment, Volume 49, Number 2, Summer 2023, pp. 248-266(19)

Publisher: Alexandrine Press

Urban health, including physical health and wellbeing, has gained global a ention as cities prioritize policies that promote healthier living. This study answers one central question: what are the health determinants resulting in diff erent health outcomes throughout a city? It seeks to identify critical determinants of underperforming health and wellbeing status from variables related to urban health. Using a case study based in London, this study applies a decision-tree model approach to identify determinants from three dimensions, i.e. environment, socioeconomics, and urban planning and design, to obtain the relative importance of these health and wellbeing determinants. This study bridges the gap between cutting-edge data science methods and urban health research, providing urban planners and decision-makers with data-driven evidence and a new tool to shape a healthier city.

Document Type: Book Review

Publication date: June 1, 2023

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  • Built Environment is published quarterly in March, June, September and December. With an emphasis on crossing disciplinary boundaries and providing global perspective, each issue focuses on a single subject of contemporary interest to practitioners, academics and students working in a wide range of disciplines. Issues are guest-edited by established international experts who not only commission contributions, but also oversee the peer-reviewing process in collaboration with the Editors.

    Subject areas include: architecture; conservation; economic development; environmental planning; health; housing; regeneration; social issues; spatial planning; sustainability; urban design; and transport. All issues include reviews of recent publications.

    The journal is abstracted in Geo Abstracts, Sage Urban Studies Abstracts, and Journal of Planning Literature, and is indexed in the Avery Index to Architectural Publications.

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