Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion (보건교육건강증진학회지)

Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion (한국보건교육건강증진학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

A Development Case on the Healthy Urban Planning in a Urbanrural Complex Area

일개 도농 복합지역의 건강한 도시계획 개발 사례

  • Koh, Kwangwook (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine Kosin University) ;
  • Yun, Youngsim (Department of Urban Engineering, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Kim, Heesuk (Department of Health Sciences Graduate School, Kosin University) ;
  • Shin, Yonghyun (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine Kosin University) ;
  • Kim, Hyunjun (Department of Physical Education, Kyungnam University)
  • Received : 2014.08.25
  • Accepted : 2014.12.15
  • Published : 2014.12.31
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

Purpose: In spite of many Healthy Cities projects in Korea, there are few research about healthy urban planning. So we tried to use available recent models to a Healthy Cities project in a medium sized city in Gyeongnam province. Methods: Using mainly European Healthy Urban Planning Model and opinion leader survey, SWOT analysis, forum and discussion have been done to a city. Secondary city health indicator obtained from Ministry of Statistics. Results: There are strong need to develop health industry, green traffic and healthy living from survey using Healthy Cities policy direction of Korean Health Promotion Fund. Among the Healthy Urban Planning objectives, improvements of physical environments, prevention of accidents and crime, improvements of healthy esthetics rated highly. Although environmental pollution was problem local government push forward to the pilot healthy urban project as active healthy water-front development. Considering secondary healthy city indicators, change of external forces and internal capacity final task for healthy urban planning for Yangsan city were development of riverside physical education park and active living and anti-ageing environments etc. Conclusions: Comprehensive assessment and plan was possible through MAPP Model using European Healthy Urban Planning objectives to draw the direction of future urban planning for Healthy Cities Projects. Further research and formal introduction would be needed.

Keywords

References

  1. Barton, H., & Tsourou, C. (2000). Healthy urban planning: A WHO guide to planning for people. Spon.
  2. Barton, H., Grant, M., Miticham, C. & Tsourou, C. (2009). Healthy urban planning in european cities. Health Promotion International, 24(1), 91-99. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/dap059
  3. Baum, F. (2006). New public health. Oxford University Press.
  4. ChangWon City. (2011). ChangWon landscape guideline, ChangWon.
  5. Corburn, J. (2009). Toward the healthy city: People, places, and the politics of urban planning. The MIT Press.
  6. Dannenberg A., Frumkin H., Jackson R. and Abrams R.(2011) Making Healthy Places: Designing and Building for Health, Well-being, and Sustainability. Kindle Edition.
  7. Designing and Building Healthy Places (2014). Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces/
  8. Duhl, L.(2000). A short history and some acknowledgement. Public Health Report.
  9. Kang, E. J. (2013). Toward the healthy city : people, places, and politics of urban planning. Hanul Publishing Company.
  10. Kim, T. W., & Kim, E. J (2014). Making Healthy Places : Design and Building for health, well-being, and sustainability. KRISH.
  11. Korea Healthy Cities Partnership. (2013). Korean healthy city white paper. Korea Healthy Cities Partnership.
  12. National Association of County and City Health Officers.(NACCHO) (2014). Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnership. Retrieved from http://www.naccho.org/topics/infrastructure/mapp/
  13. Ontario Healthy Community Coalition.(OHCC) (2014) Retrieved form http://www.ohcc-ccso.ca/en/signs-of-progress-signs-of-cautionhow-to-prepare-a-healthy-sustainable-community-progress-report-ca
  14. WHO Europe. (2014). Phases I-VI of the WHO European Healthy Cities Network. Retrieved from http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/environment-and-health/urban-health/activities/healthy-cities/who-european-healthy-cities-network/phases-ivi-of-the-who-european-healthy-cities-network