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Health impact AssessmentCreating health and community in Australia's most high density brownfield development - Green Square

54thInternationalMakingCitiesLiveableConference,SantaFe,NewMexico,U.S.A.2-6October2016

*Presenter

BenHarris-Roxas*,GiselleGallego,ElizabethHarris,JaneLloydCentreforPrimaryHealthCareandEquity,UNSWSydney

Cadigal land

278hectareslocatedhalfwaybetweenSydney’sCBDandairport

$13billionestimatedtotaldevelopmentvalue

61,000residents,21,000jobs

GreenSquareRenewalArea

Barangaroo

CUB

RedfernWaterloo

CtoE

DH

BP

3,000residents

2030

61,000residents

1999

21,942perkm2

Higherdensitythan

Manhattan,Cairo,Paris,orColombo

61,000peoplein2.78km2

childrenAfocuson

Proportionofhouseholds inGreenSquare

(%)

Proportion oflocalgrowth

between2011-16(%)

Proportion ofhouseholdsinrestofCityof

Sydney

Coupleswithchildren 13.8 42.7 10.3

Coupleswithoutchildren 30.1 82.5 28.2

Soleparent+otherfamily 8.4 24.1 7.4

Grouphouseholds 17.4 106.7 14.2

Lone-personhouseholds 30.3 36.3 39.9

Allhouseholds 100.0 53.8 100.0

1,000daysThefirst

Children

Transport

Affordablehousing

Socialandcommunityinfrastructure

PotentialHealthImpactsIntermediateImpacts

DirectImpacts

ChildhealthExposuretotraffic

Bikeandpedestrian

infrastructure

Exposuretoairpollution

Overcrowding

Physicalactivity

Trafficaccidents

Socialcohesion/networks

Overweightandobesity

Wellbeing

Qualityoflife

Childdevelopment

Stigmaandpoorselfesteem

Accesstoschools/childcare

Accesstoparksandgreenspace

Perceptionofsafety

Mentalandphysicalhealth

Sleepdisturbance

TrafficinjuriesChilddevelopment

Poorqualityhousing

Livingvertically Familydysfunction

Educationoutcomes

Behaviouralproblems

Parentalstress

OftenoverlookedindevelopmentPotentialimpactsonchildren

• Pressuretokeepquiet• Lackofsafesupervisedoutdoorareas• Pressuretoreducefloorspaceforplay,storage,bikes,etc.

PotentialimpactsDwelling/apartmentblocklevel

Childblindplanning

• Qualityandnumberofschools• Lacklargeopenplacessuchasovalsandbasketballcourts

• Limitedsafewalkingorridingcorridors• “Wildplaces”forchildreninnaturalenvironment• Limitedabilitytosupervisechildrenplayingoutside

PotentialimpactsPrecinct/neighbourhoodlevel

High-levelrecommendations

1. Urgentinvestmentinadequatewellappointedschools

2. SupportforCityofSydneyinvestmentinrecreationalfacilities

3. Creationof“wildplaces”forchildrenandincreasedopenspace

4. Safetyforwalkingandridinginthearea5. Processestopromotesafetyindevelopmentphase6. Continuedadvocacyfornochangestobuildingcodes

AcknowledgementsCityofSydney– AllisonHeller,MorrisBellamy,LilaContziu,DustinMoore,YvetteAndrews,ChristineMcBride,KirstenWoodwardSydneyLocalHealthDistrict– JudePage,DrPamGarrett,Lou-AnneBlunden,LisaParsci,EleniNaude,GeorgeJohnsonInnerCityRegionalCouncilforSocialDevelopment- GeoffreyTurnbullTenants'UnionofNSW– JulieForemanUNSWSydneyCPHCE– TerryFindlay,ProfEvelynedeLeeuw

ContactsA/ProfBenHarris-Roxasb.harris-roxas@unsw.edu.auDrGisselleGallego g.gallego@unsw.edu.auA/ProfElizabethHarrise.harris@unsw.edu.auA/ProfJaneLloydj.lloyd@unsw.edu.au

Theseslidesavailableatwww.slideshare.net/benharrisroxas