Assessing Inequalities in Wellbeing at a Neighbourhood Scale in Low-Middle-Income-Country Secondary Cities and Their Implications for Long-Term Livability

To ensure future sustainability, cities need to consider concepts of livability and resident wellbeing alongside environmental, economic and infrastructure development equity. The current rapid urbanization experienced in many regions is leading to sustainability challenges, but also offers the oppo...

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Autores principales:	Steve Cinderby, Diane Archer, Vishal K. Mehta, Chris Neale, Romanus Opiyo, Rachel M Pateman, Cassilde Muhoza, Charrlotte Adelina, Heidi Tukhanen
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	wellbeing equity urban planning livability greenspace (Min5-Max 8) Sociology (General) HM401-1281
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b6b70619f17d493e8ae3393fe7f48fe22021-11-30T14:15:28ZAssessing Inequalities in Wellbeing at a Neighbourhood Scale in Low-Middle-Income-Country Secondary Cities and Their Implications for Long-Term Livability2297-777510.3389/fsoc.2021.729453https://doaj.org/article/b6b70619f17d493e8ae3393fe7f48fe22021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2021.729453/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2297-7775To ensure future sustainability, cities need to consider concepts of livability and resident wellbeing alongside environmental, economic and infrastructure development equity. The current rapid urbanization experienced in many regions is leading to sustainability challenges, but also offers the opportunity to deliver infrastructure supporting the social aspects of cities and the services that underpin them alongside economic growth. Unfortunately, evidence of what is needed to deliver urban wellbeing is largely absent from the global south. This paper contributes to filling this knowledge gap through a novel interdisciplinary mixed methods study undertaken in two rapidly changing cities (one Thai and one Kenyan) using qualitative surveys, subjective wellbeing and stress measurements, and spatial analysis of urban infrastructure distribution. We find the absence of basic infrastructure (including waste removal, water availability and quality) unsurprisingly causes significant stress for city residents. However, once these services are in place, smaller variations (inequalities) in social (crime, tenure) and environmental (noise, air quality) conditions begin to play a greater role in determining differences in subjective wellbeing across a city. Our results indicate that spending time in urban greenspaces can mitigate the stressful impacts of city living even for residents of informal neighborhoods. Our data also highlights the importance of places that enable social interactions supporting wellbeing–whether green or built. These results demonstrate the need for diversity and equity in the provision of public realm spaces to ensure social and spatial justice. These findings strengthen the need to promote long term livability in LMIC urban planning alongside economic growth, environmental sustainability, and resilience.Steve CinderbyDiane ArcherVishal K. MehtaChris NealeRomanus OpiyoRachel M PatemanCassilde MuhozaCharrlotte AdelinaHeidi TukhanenFrontiers Media S.A.articlewellbeingequityurbanplanninglivabilitygreenspace (Min5-Max 8)Sociology (General)HM401-1281ENFrontiers in Sociology, Vol 6 (2021)
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topic	wellbeing equity urban planning livability greenspace (Min5-Max 8) Sociology (General) HM401-1281
spellingShingle	wellbeing equity urban planning livability greenspace (Min5-Max 8) Sociology (General) HM401-1281 Steve Cinderby Diane Archer Vishal K. Mehta Chris Neale Romanus Opiyo Rachel M Pateman Cassilde Muhoza Charrlotte Adelina Heidi Tukhanen Assessing Inequalities in Wellbeing at a Neighbourhood Scale in Low-Middle-Income-Country Secondary Cities and Their Implications for Long-Term Livability
description	To ensure future sustainability, cities need to consider concepts of livability and resident wellbeing alongside environmental, economic and infrastructure development equity. The current rapid urbanization experienced in many regions is leading to sustainability challenges, but also offers the opportunity to deliver infrastructure supporting the social aspects of cities and the services that underpin them alongside economic growth. Unfortunately, evidence of what is needed to deliver urban wellbeing is largely absent from the global south. This paper contributes to filling this knowledge gap through a novel interdisciplinary mixed methods study undertaken in two rapidly changing cities (one Thai and one Kenyan) using qualitative surveys, subjective wellbeing and stress measurements, and spatial analysis of urban infrastructure distribution. We find the absence of basic infrastructure (including waste removal, water availability and quality) unsurprisingly causes significant stress for city residents. However, once these services are in place, smaller variations (inequalities) in social (crime, tenure) and environmental (noise, air quality) conditions begin to play a greater role in determining differences in subjective wellbeing across a city. Our results indicate that spending time in urban greenspaces can mitigate the stressful impacts of city living even for residents of informal neighborhoods. Our data also highlights the importance of places that enable social interactions supporting wellbeing–whether green or built. These results demonstrate the need for diversity and equity in the provision of public realm spaces to ensure social and spatial justice. These findings strengthen the need to promote long term livability in LMIC urban planning alongside economic growth, environmental sustainability, and resilience.
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author	Steve Cinderby Diane Archer Vishal K. Mehta Chris Neale Romanus Opiyo Rachel M Pateman Cassilde Muhoza Charrlotte Adelina Heidi Tukhanen
author_facet	Steve Cinderby Diane Archer Vishal K. Mehta Chris Neale Romanus Opiyo Rachel M Pateman Cassilde Muhoza Charrlotte Adelina Heidi Tukhanen
author_sort	Steve Cinderby
title	Assessing Inequalities in Wellbeing at a Neighbourhood Scale in Low-Middle-Income-Country Secondary Cities and Their Implications for Long-Term Livability
title_short	Assessing Inequalities in Wellbeing at a Neighbourhood Scale in Low-Middle-Income-Country Secondary Cities and Their Implications for Long-Term Livability
title_full	Assessing Inequalities in Wellbeing at a Neighbourhood Scale in Low-Middle-Income-Country Secondary Cities and Their Implications for Long-Term Livability
title_fullStr	Assessing Inequalities in Wellbeing at a Neighbourhood Scale in Low-Middle-Income-Country Secondary Cities and Their Implications for Long-Term Livability
title_full_unstemmed	Assessing Inequalities in Wellbeing at a Neighbourhood Scale in Low-Middle-Income-Country Secondary Cities and Their Implications for Long-Term Livability
title_sort	assessing inequalities in wellbeing at a neighbourhood scale in low-middle-income-country secondary cities and their implications for long-term livability
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/b6b70619f17d493e8ae3393fe7f48fe2
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Assessing Inequalities in Wellbeing at a Neighbourhood Scale in Low-Middle-Income-Country Secondary Cities and Their Implications for Long-Term Livability

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