Handbook of health impact assessment / edited by Ben Cave (director, Ben Cave Associates and honorary professor, Department of Geography and Planning, University of Liverpool, UK), Francesca Viliani (public health and sustainability strategist and advisor, Copenhagen, Denmark) and Mirko S. Winkler (professor of urban public health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), associated institute of the University of Basel, Switzerland).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cave, Ben, editor.

Viliani, Francesca, editor.

Winkler, Mirko S., editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Research handbooks on impact assessment

Research handbooks on impact assessment series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public health--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Public health.

Medical policy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Medical policy.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (546 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton, Massachusettes : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"This comprehensive Handbook explores the theory and practice of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) across diverse global contexts, emphasising how the field of public health is essential within the broader health system. It outlines the role of HIA in cultivating and enabling the policy integration and cross-sectoral collaboration necessary to build a just and sustainable world. Contributing authors examine how HIA identifies the potential health effects of policies, plans, programmes and projects before their implementation. They trace its evolution, highlighting key achievements and persistent challenges in embedding health considerations into planning decisions and policymaking. Chapters investigate crucial evidence-based strategies designed to protect and improve human health, with a particular focus on addressing the needs of vulnerable and marginalised groups. Drawing on case studies, theory and observation, the Handbook evaluates the technical process of HIA, presenting step-by-step guidance on how to foster community participation, competence and best practice. The Handbook of Health Impact Assessment is an essential read for HIA practitioners, students and scholars, particularly those in the fields of public health, planning and environmental management. It also serves as a vital tool for impact assessment practitioners, public health experts and government bodies seeking to understand and combat the barriers to HIA adoption"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Foreword / Andrew L. Dannenberg

Part I: Background and context

1. Health impact assessment: 30 years gone. 30 years to come / Ben Cave, Francesca Viliani and Mirko S. Winkler

2. Avoid the H word - what exactly is assessed? / Evelyne de Leeuw

3. Does health impact assessment struggle to have an impact? / John Boswell, Paul Cairney and Katie Hirono

Part II: Promotors and barriers for adoption of HIA

4. Law, public health and health impact assessment: Time to recognise the crossover? / Safura Abdool Karim, Petronell Kruger and Ben Cave

5. The view of governments: Institutionalising health impact assessments in the Republic of Korea / Jinhee Kim

6. The view of international financial institutions on health impact assessment / Mariana Ruiz Alvarado

7. Health impact assessment in energy companies / Delya Sommerville and Yina Xiao

8. The role of local communities in health impact assessment / Philippe Hanna, Flavio Wiik and Marcia Grisotti

9. Roles of academia in the development of health impact assessment and health in environmental assessments - reflections on higher education teaching and research / Thomas B. Fischer and Gabriel Gulis

10. Health impact assessment in urban development in the United Kingdom: Current and future pathways through complex systems of policy, law and practice / Daniel Black, Michael Chang and Ed Kirton-Darling

Part III: Constants of HIA - the technical process

11. A walk through the steps of health impact assessment / Ryngan Pyper and Ben Cave

12. Community participation in health impact assessment / Brigit Staatsen, Janneke Elberse and Lea den Broeder

13. Achieving best practice in health impact assessment - how can health impact assessment guidance support the principles and values? / Margaret J. Douglas, Ros McDermott, Fiona Haigh and Liz Green

14. Competence and the development of competency frameworks in the field of health impact assessment / Liz Green, Kathryn Ashton, Martin Birley, Piedad Martin-Olmedo and / Luciana Costa

15. Equity and intersectionality in health impact assessment: Challenges and opportunities for practice / Katie Hirono, Marcus Chilaka and Fiona Haigh

Part IV: HIA key applications

16. Health impact assessment in the urban context / Simone Georges El Khouri Miraglia and Karina Camasmie Abe

17. Health impact assessment on road infrastructure projects: Current practice and way forward / Guilhem Dardier, Derek P.T.H. Christie, Jean Simos, Nicola Cantoreggi, Anne Roue Le Gall and Francoise Jabot

18. Health impact assessment in the extractive industries sector: History, practical experience and a best practice example from sub-Saharan Africa / Astrid M. Knoblauch, Gary R. Krieger, Mark J. Divall and Mirko S. Winkler

19. Health impact assessment and indigenous peoples / Christa Meuter, Bernie Elkins, Laura Jokinen and Janis Shandro

20. Quantitative, research-driven health impact assessment of urban planning and transport policies / Natalie Mueller, Tamara Iungman, Sasha Khomenko, Evelise Pereira Barboza, Meelan Thondoo, Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen and Carolyn Daher

21. Health impact assessment of sports mega-events / Julien Forbat, Muriel Dubreuil, Nicola Cantoreggi, Ce̹line Legout, Derek P.T.H. Christie and Jean Simos

22. The metropolitan land use plan as a tool for health promotion and sustainable development: The role of health impact assessment in Quebec city / Alexandre Lebel, Louis-Etienne Pigeon, Emile Tremblay and Thierno Diallo

Part V: Cross-cutting issues in HIA and methodological approaches

23. Climate change and health impact assessment / Ivan C. Hanigan and Aditya Vyas

24. One health in impact assessment to tackle emerging infectious diseases and other threats / Catherine Machalaba, Paula Ribeiro Prist, Lauren C. Cybulska, Osman A. Dar, Urias S. Goll, Thais Guimaraes Luiz, Monicque Silva Pereira, Solomon P. Wright and Francesca Viliani

25. Implementation of health impact assessment in Quebec: A history of collaboration between provincial, regional and local levels / Emile Tremblay, Marc Lemire, Alexandre Lebel, Genevieve Lapointe and Thierno Diallo

26. Psycho-social impacts and health impact assessment / Michael R. Edelstein, Sergio Moreira, Helen Ross and Will Rifkin

27. Introduction to quantitative health impact assessment / Davide Rasella, Daniella Medeiros Cavalcanti, Andrea Ferreira da Silva, Rodrigo Volmir Rezende Anderle, Gonzalo Barreix Sibils, Vanessa Gorasso and Brecht Devleesschauwer

28. A one health approach to risk assessment / Sharon Calvin

29. How can AI enhance health impact assessments? / Silviu-Vlad Pirvu, Wai Pan Stephen Law, Thais Russomano and Valentina Cavanna.

Notes:

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Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035328611 (e-book)

1035328615 (e-book)

OCLC:

1594367110

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