Geoff Bates

How can health be further integrated in urban development policymaking in the United Kingdom? A systems mapping approach - Health Research Policy and Systems Background In the United Kingdom the government’s new health mission aims to reduce the burden on healthcare services by shifting from treating poor health to prevention. Delivering this requires acti...

A new paper by @geoffbates.bsky.social, Pablo Newberry, Rachael McClatchey, @jacknewman.bsky.social and @sarahayres.bsky.social explores how health is integrated in urban development, and how to bring about change to support healthier development.

Read it here: doi.org/10.1186/s129...

Housing growth, economic growth and/or long-term health? The UK’s plan to build 1.5 million homes presents a rare opportunity to embed health in urban development. Yet new research reveals deep-rooted barriers across public and private sectors. Without u…

The UK's plan to build 1.5 million homes presents a chance to integrate health into urban development. @geoffbates.bsky.social‬ @danielsblack.bsky.social‬ show how urgent policy and decision-making reforms are needed. Read more: buff.ly/7OvUpSO

Area | RGS Geography Journal | Wiley Online Library In this paper we explore coding in a transdisciplinary team. We discuss how we navigate the spaces and times between disciplines and ideas, and what other researchers can learn from our experience.

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'Coding with a transdisciplinary team - A project exploring unhealthy urban development' by Andrew Barnfield & @geoffbates.bsky.social

This paper is part of a 'Thinking with Methods' collection - 'Digging into Data'.

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The re-integration of health in urban development policymaking is still needed to shift from curative to preventative policies Housing and urban environments are critical to public health. Poor conditions worsen inequalities, while healthier spaces prevent disease. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for transformat…

Healthier spaces prevent disease. In our latest blog, @geoffbates.bsky.social & @iprnickp.bsky.social highlight how COVID-19 showed the need for change, but progress was stalled. Reintegrating health into urban planning is key to shift from treatment to prevention.

blogs.bath.ac.uk/iprblog/2025...

Our new paper ⬇️ on the challenges and opportunities for co-producing big messy planetary health research projects with the wide range of stakeholders involved. Free to read and download

🌍 New on the blog! Keir Starmer’s climate pledge: ambitious but unrealistic without major lifestyle shifts. Are we ready for radical change ask Sam Hampton & Lorriane Whitmarsh?

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