This paper is published in Volume-5, Issue-3, 2019
Area
Urban Planning
Author
Rachit Pamnani, Thoudam Sudha, Dr. Alok Sharma, Apurva Tomar
Org/Univ
Madhav Institute of Technology and Science, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
Pub. Date
22 May, 2019
Paper ID
V5I3-1544
Publisher
Keywords
Urbanization, Equity, Health, Vulnerability, Urban poor

Citationsacebook

IEEE
Rachit Pamnani, Thoudam Sudha, Dr. Alok Sharma, Apurva Tomar. Urban spaces and health inequity, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
Rachit Pamnani, Thoudam Sudha, Dr. Alok Sharma, Apurva Tomar (2019). Urban spaces and health inequity. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 5(3) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
Rachit Pamnani, Thoudam Sudha, Dr. Alok Sharma, Apurva Tomar. "Urban spaces and health inequity." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 5.3 (2019). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

In the recent urban era, health inequity is a major challenge faced by planners and policy makers. With the increasing trend of people moving to urban zones and areas in the search of better stature of life and job opportunities, increased pressure and load on the already fragile urban infrastructure is visible resulting in social, cultural and economic inequities. Whereas health inequities are a major consequence of socio-cultural and economic inequalities in our society resulting in poor health services and amenities to the economically week, racial, ethnic and religious minorities and migrants. This paper mainly focuses on the inclusion of the planned urban spaces with the heath inequity problems such that the socially excluded and weaker section of the society thrive harmoniously. We suggest that an integrated approach in defining and developing urban spaces and areas with proper actions to deal with health inequity can magnify other steps and policies to deal with the health inequity present in our society and which is the need of the 21st century. We close with the suggestions to improve research and development in the field of environmental conditions, changing patterns in the urban environment and health inequity in the modern-day society to cope up with the problem of security that must be available to all. These practices may include urban slum upgradation and rejuvenation, participatory and integrated public approach, epidemic control and urban ecosystem services of health. We conclude that if the national and international communities and agencies are serious about the SDGs, stronger efforts and actions should be taken to improve the urban spaces, living conditions, socio-economic conditions which can promote health equity to all.