Housing and Public Health
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2021) | Viewed by 663
Special Issue Editor
Interests: health geography; public health; urban health; environmental epidemiology; social epidemiology; neighbourhood effects; geographic information systems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue intends to publish a selection of papers about the interconnectedness between housing, health, and society. Accessibility to adequate and affordable housing is a basic human right and a key health determinant. Yet, many people have difficulties in obtaining decent and affordable housing. On the one hand, many cities in high-income countries face a recent housing crisis due to housing shortages and rising rents, which are partially caused by touristification and gentrification. On the other hand, low-income countries face an unprecedented demographic growth and urbanization, increasing the demand for houses and community services in poorly-prepared urban settings, which leads to overcrowding, poor sanitation, and consequent proliferation of communicable diseases. Social and affordable housing programs are therefore critical to guarantee an adequate housing provision. Poor housing can affect health through material (e.g., pollution, temperature) and psychosocial pathways (e.g., stigma, dissatisfaction) and lead to an array of health conditions, including respiratory infections, asthma, injuries, and mental illness.
This Special Issue invites contributions about the link between housing, health, and society. The overall aim of the Special Issue is to bring together reviews and original research papers that aim to bridge public health, urban geography, housing studies, and environmental sciences in order to gather evidence for more sustainable and equitable housing and social policies.
Considered papers may cover the following topics:
- Poor housing conditions, physical and mental health;
- Housing affordability trends and societal and health impacts;
- Housing tenure and health;
- Urban renewal and gentrification and their impacts on health;
- Assessment and health consequences of indoor air pollution, temperature extremes, and biological contamination in residential environments;
- Residential instability and health throughout the life-course;
- Social and affordable housing interventions.
Papers can use qualitative, quantitative or mixed-methods approaches and can be conducted at different geographic (local to global) and temporal scales (past events, current situation and future scenarios).
Prof. Dr. Ana Isabel Ribeiro
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- housing conditions
- environment
- substandard housing
- affordable housing
- social housing
- gentrification
- housing crisis
- residential instability
- housing insecurity
- neighborhood segregation
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