Built environment profiles for Latin American urban settings: The SALURBAL study.

The built environment of cities is complex and influences social and environmental determinants of health. In this study we, 1) identified city profiles based on the built landscape and street design characteristics of cities in Latin America and 2) evaluated the associations of city profiles with s...

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Autores principales:	Olga L Sarmiento, Andrés F Useche, Daniel A Rodriguez, Iryna Dronova, Oscar Guaje, Felipe Montes, Ivana Stankov, Maria Alejandra Wilches, Usama Bilal, Xize Wang, Luis A Guzmán, Fabian Peña, D Alex Quistberg, John A Guerra-Gomez, Ana V Diez Roux
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:65863e30b8b645b99ded0af3259efe0d2021-12-02T20:16:34ZBuilt environment profiles for Latin American urban settings: The SALURBAL study.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0257528https://doaj.org/article/65863e30b8b645b99ded0af3259efe0d2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257528https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203The built environment of cities is complex and influences social and environmental determinants of health. In this study we, 1) identified city profiles based on the built landscape and street design characteristics of cities in Latin America and 2) evaluated the associations of city profiles with social determinants of health and air pollution. Landscape and street design profiles of 370 cities were identified using finite mixture modeling. For landscape, we measured fragmentation, isolation, and shape. For street design, we measured street connectivity, street length, and directness. We fitted a two-level linear mixed model to assess the association of social and environmental determinants of health with the profiles. We identified four profiles for landscape and four for the street design domain. The most common landscape profile was the "proximate stones" characterized by moderate fragmentation, isolation and patch size, and irregular shape. The most common street design profile was the "semi-hyperbolic grid" characterized by moderate connectivity, street length, and directness. The "semi-hyperbolic grid", "spiderweb" and "hyperbolic grid" profiles were positively associated with higher access to piped water and less overcrowding. The "semi-hyperbolic grid" and "spiderweb" profiles were associated with higher air pollution. The "proximate stones" and "proximate inkblots" profiles were associated with higher congestion. In conclusion, there is substantial heterogeneity in the urban landscape and street design profiles of Latin American cities. While we did not find a specific built environment profile that was consistently associated with lower air pollution and better social conditions, the different configurations of the built environments of cities should be considered when planning healthy and sustainable cities in Latin America.Olga L SarmientoAndrés F UsecheDaniel A RodriguezIryna DronovaOscar GuajeFelipe MontesIvana StankovMaria Alejandra WilchesUsama BilalXize WangLuis A GuzmánFabian PeñaD Alex QuistbergJohn A Guerra-GomezAna V Diez RouxPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 10, p e0257528 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Olga L Sarmiento Andrés F Useche Daniel A Rodriguez Iryna Dronova Oscar Guaje Felipe Montes Ivana Stankov Maria Alejandra Wilches Usama Bilal Xize Wang Luis A Guzmán Fabian Peña D Alex Quistberg John A Guerra-Gomez Ana V Diez Roux Built environment profiles for Latin American urban settings: The SALURBAL study.
description	The built environment of cities is complex and influences social and environmental determinants of health. In this study we, 1) identified city profiles based on the built landscape and street design characteristics of cities in Latin America and 2) evaluated the associations of city profiles with social determinants of health and air pollution. Landscape and street design profiles of 370 cities were identified using finite mixture modeling. For landscape, we measured fragmentation, isolation, and shape. For street design, we measured street connectivity, street length, and directness. We fitted a two-level linear mixed model to assess the association of social and environmental determinants of health with the profiles. We identified four profiles for landscape and four for the street design domain. The most common landscape profile was the "proximate stones" characterized by moderate fragmentation, isolation and patch size, and irregular shape. The most common street design profile was the "semi-hyperbolic grid" characterized by moderate connectivity, street length, and directness. The "semi-hyperbolic grid", "spiderweb" and "hyperbolic grid" profiles were positively associated with higher access to piped water and less overcrowding. The "semi-hyperbolic grid" and "spiderweb" profiles were associated with higher air pollution. The "proximate stones" and "proximate inkblots" profiles were associated with higher congestion. In conclusion, there is substantial heterogeneity in the urban landscape and street design profiles of Latin American cities. While we did not find a specific built environment profile that was consistently associated with lower air pollution and better social conditions, the different configurations of the built environments of cities should be considered when planning healthy and sustainable cities in Latin America.
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author	Olga L Sarmiento Andrés F Useche Daniel A Rodriguez Iryna Dronova Oscar Guaje Felipe Montes Ivana Stankov Maria Alejandra Wilches Usama Bilal Xize Wang Luis A Guzmán Fabian Peña D Alex Quistberg John A Guerra-Gomez Ana V Diez Roux
author_facet	Olga L Sarmiento Andrés F Useche Daniel A Rodriguez Iryna Dronova Oscar Guaje Felipe Montes Ivana Stankov Maria Alejandra Wilches Usama Bilal Xize Wang Luis A Guzmán Fabian Peña D Alex Quistberg John A Guerra-Gomez Ana V Diez Roux
author_sort	Olga L Sarmiento
title	Built environment profiles for Latin American urban settings: The SALURBAL study.
title_short	Built environment profiles for Latin American urban settings: The SALURBAL study.
title_full	Built environment profiles for Latin American urban settings: The SALURBAL study.
title_fullStr	Built environment profiles for Latin American urban settings: The SALURBAL study.
title_full_unstemmed	Built environment profiles for Latin American urban settings: The SALURBAL study.
title_sort	built environment profiles for latin american urban settings: the salurbal study.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/65863e30b8b645b99ded0af3259efe0d
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Built environment profiles for Latin American urban settings: The SALURBAL study.

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