Wellbeing Impacts of City Policies for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

作者：Hiscock Rosemary^*; Mudu Pierpaolo; Braubach Matthias; Martuzzi Marco; Perez Laura; Sabel Clive

来源：International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2014, 11(12): 12312-12345.

DOI：10.3390/ijerph111212312

• climate change
• greenhouse gas emissions
• cities
• wellbeing

To mitigate climate change, city authorities are developing policies in areas such as transportation, housing and energy use, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to their effects on greenhouse gas emissions, these policies are likely to have consequences for the wellbeing of their populations for example through changes in opportunities to take physical exercise. In order to explore the potential consequences for wellbeing, we first explore what %26apos;wellbeing%26apos; is and how it can be operationalized for urban planners. In this paper, we illustrate how wellbeing can be divided into objective and subjective aspects which can be measured quantitatively; our review of measures informs the development of a theoretical model linking wellbeing to policies which cities use to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Finally, we discuss the extent to which the links proposed in the conceptual model are supported by the literature and how cities can assess wellbeing implications of policies.

• 出版日期2014-12