Healthy Streets - In a Danish Planning Context
Authors
Wiellersen, Maja Malmstrøm ; Andreassen, Laura Viktor
Term
4. Term
Publication year
2024
Submitted on
2024-06-07
Pages
120
Abstract
Urban planning and public health are closely connected. This thesis examines how the Healthy Streets Approach—a way of putting health at the center of street planning—can be used in a Danish context, focusing on Holsteinsgade in the city of Odder. The study begins with a literature review that explains links between health and planning, changes in planning practice, and strategic planning, and highlights the need for a transdisciplinary approach that brings together different professions. Using the Healthy Streets Design Check tool, the current design of Holsteinsgade is assessed. Based on this assessment, three redesign scenarios are proposed and discussed. A fourth, final scenario is then developed, combining actions that promote active travel (walking and cycling) and improve road safety. The thesis also considers how well the approach fits the Danish planning system and what to keep in mind for implementation. Overall, the study finds that the Healthy Streets Approach is a practical tool planners can use to redesign streets with health as a priority.
Byplanlægning og folkesundhed hænger tæt sammen. Dette speciale undersøger, hvordan Healthy Streets-tilgangen—en måde at sætte sundhed i centrum for gadeplanlægning—kan bruges i en dansk sammenhæng med fokus på Holsteinsgade i Odder. Studiet begynder med en litteraturgennemgang, der beskriver forbindelserne mellem sundhed og planlægning, ændringer i planlægningspraksis samt strategisk planlægning, og peger på behovet for en transdisciplinær tilgang, hvor flere fagligheder arbejder sammen. Med værktøjet Healthy Streets Design Check vurderes den nuværende udformning af Holsteinsgade. På den baggrund foreslås tre redesign-scenarier, som diskuteres. Derefter udvikles et fjerde og endeligt scenarie, der samler indsatser, som fremmer aktiv transport (gang og cykling) og øger trafiksikkerheden. Specialet drøfter også, hvor godt tilgangen passer ind i det danske planlægningssystem, og hvilke forhold der bør overvejes ved implementering. Samlet set konkluderes, at Healthy Streets-tilgangen er et anvendeligt værktøj for planlæggere til at redesigne gader med sundhed som prioritet.
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