Is high-rise development always beneficial to health?
Background: Previous academic literature attributes mixed–use development along with an increased number of skyscrapers as a preferred condition with several positive externalities.Objectives: to demonstrate that mixed-use development is not always beneficial to health – proxied by the prevalence of...
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-01-01
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| Series: | Social Sciences and Humanities Open |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291125003808 |
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| Summary: | Background: Previous academic literature attributes mixed–use development along with an increased number of skyscrapers as a preferred condition with several positive externalities.Objectives: to demonstrate that mixed-use development is not always beneficial to health – proxied by the prevalence of obesity. Sample and methods: We investigate the impact of high-rise buildings on the prevalence of obesity in the US during 2011–2020 using a quadratic regression model. This specification accounts for non-monotonic variation with the independent variable. Results: Findings indeed demonstrate that concentration of above 147 skyscrapers in a state is detrimental with regards to the projected prevalence of obesity. |
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| ISSN: | 2590-2911 |