Building Healthier Cities: Tackling Inequalities in an Urban World
More than half the world’s population now lives in urban areas, where there remain large health inequalities between and within cities. Many of these health risks are environmental, with the most vulnerable at greatest exposure to environmental health risks. Dr Alison Smith, Senior Research Associate at the Environmental Change Institute, Dr Anant Jani, Honorary Research Fellow Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, and Sam Bickersteth, Executive Director of Rockefeller Foundation Economic Council on Planetary Health, will be discussing these issues. We ask why these inequalities emerge and persist, even when recognised by governments. Looking to the future, we’ll also look at predicted trends in inequality and environmental health risks in an increasingly urbanised world.
Date: 12 November 2018, 17:00 (Monday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2018)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: Lecture Theatre
Speakers: Dr Alison Smith (Senior Research Associate at the Environmental Change Institute), Dr Anant Jani (Honorary Research Fellow Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences), Sam Bickersteth (Executive Director of Rockefeller Foundation Economic Council on Planetary Health)
Organising department: Oxford Martin School
Organiser contact email address: sabrina.li@keble.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?: Required
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Cost: Free
Audience: Members of the University only
Editors: Deborah Strickland, Chris White, Helen Morley, Donna Palfreman