Urban sustainability and human health: an African perspective
Urban sustainability and human health: an African perspective
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城市可持续发展和人类健康：非洲视角
DOI：
10.1016/j.cosust.2012.07.004
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发表时间：
2012
影响因子：
7.2
通讯作者：
S. Parnell
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文献类型：
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作者：
W. Smit;S. Parnell
不可持续的城市发展对人类健康产生负面影响。非洲城市已经面临着人类健康和城市可持续性方面的巨大需求，全球环境变化将加剧这些挑战，因此更加迫切需要以适合当地的方式同时解决人类健康和城市可持续性问题。交叉的关键领域包括气温升高、干旱、洪水、生态系统提供健康促进服务（清洁空气、水和土壤）的能力下降以及城市粮食不安全加剧。有一系列策略可用于提高城市复原力和可持续性，同时改善人类健康。然而，关键的挑战是改变非洲城市治理体系，以便实现可持续性和改善健康等目标。
Unsustainable urban development has a negative impact on human health. African cities already face huge demands with regard to human health and urban sustainability, and global environmental change will increase these challenges, making it even more imperative that human health and urban sustainability are simultaneously addressed in locally appropriate ways. Key areas of intersection include increased temperatures, drought, flooding, the decreased ability of ecosystems to provide health-enhancing services (clean air, water and soil) and increasing urban food insecurity. There are a range of strategies that can be used to improve urban resilience and sustainability while simultaneously improving human health. The key challenge, however, is transforming African urban governance systems, so that objectives such as sustainability and improved health can be met.