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Health Justice: The Entanglement of Quality of Life and Neoliberalism

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Architecture

Abstract

Covid 19 pandemic sheds light on the entanglement of urban planning and public health in neoliberal urban contexts with special attention to justice. “Good health and wellbeing" is one of the sustainable development goals. This article argues that neoliberal urban practices result in a good Quality of Life for privileged populations, but negatively affect the vulnerable and lead to health injustice from the perspective of urban planning. Hence, Quality of Life is negatively affected since health is a crucial aspect within the discipline of Quality of Life. The spatial determinants of health-related Quality of Life are essential to be considered when speaking about justice in cities. This article aims to promote health through raising awareness of these spatial determinants and suggesting some recommendations aiming for the prevalence of health justice.

DOI

10.21608/erjeng.2022.265469

Keywords

Neoliberal Urban Practices, Health Justice, quality of life

Authors

First Name

Rana

Last Name

Hammam

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Affiliation

Department of Architectural Engineering and Environmental Design, College of Engineering, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Email

rana.mostafa.hammam@gmail.com

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First Name

Salma

Last Name

Anwar

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Affiliation

Department of Urban Design and Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University

Email

salma.anwar@eng.asu.edu.eg

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First Name

Mennatullah

Last Name

Hendawy

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Affiliation

Department of Urban Design and Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University

Email

mennatuallah.hendawy@eng.asu.edu.eg

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Volume

6

Article Issue

4

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36867

Issue Date

2022-10-01

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2022-10-14

Publish Date

2022-10-01

Page Start

135

Page End

142

Print ISSN

2356-9441

Online ISSN

2735-4873

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https://erjeng.journals.ekb.eg/article_265469.html

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Research articles

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1,605

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Journal of Engineering Research

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https://erjeng.journals.ekb.eg/

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Health Justice: The Entanglement of Quality of Life and Neoliberalism

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Created At

23 Jan 2023