The Health Appraisal of Urban Systems model (HAUS) demonstrates the health impacts of a wide range of characteristics of the urban environment to inform planners, investors and developers at the earliest stage of planning new places to live and work.
TRUUD are working with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) Analysis & Data Division to adapt HAUS for use in the department and for inclusion in its appraisal guide.
The use of economic valuation approaches in measuring, and accounting for, non-market environmental and social “goods and services,” including human health outcomes, has a substantial history. However, its integration into mainstream decision-making has been slow for a number of reasons, not least the considerable challenge of quantifying intangible aspects of health in welfare terms.
Ambient air pollution is a major public health concern. It has prompted novel policy interventions, in the UK and beyond, notably in the form of Low Emission Zone (LEZ) and Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) schemes. This policy brief explores the impact of these schemes on physical health and mental well-being, using large survey and administrative data covering the whole of England.