Urban researcher shows impact of urban sprawl on life expectancy, innovation hubs
July 3, 2018 by Herb Booth, University of Texas at Arlington
A recently published study by a University of Texas at Arlington urban researcher shows a correlation between urban sprawl and a decreased life expectancy in the United States.
Shima Hamidi, UTA assistant professor in the College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs, and two directors of the National Institutes of Health have published Associations between Urban Sprawl and Life Expectancy in the United States in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
"What the study shows is that the United States is not among the countries with the highest levels of life expectancies despite the highest levels of expenditures on health care," Hamidi said. "Changes in urban planning and the way we build things have to be made to help with this challenge."
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