Greater Christchurch Draft Urban Development Strategy 2005

Anna Stevenson; Karen Banwell; Ramon Pink

doi:10.1071/NB07077

RESEARCH ARTICLE

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Greater Christchurch Draft Urban Development Strategy 2005

Anna Stevenson ^A ^C , Karen Banwell ^B and Ramon Pink ^A

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^A Canterbury District Health Board, New Zealand

^B Christchurch City Council, New Zealand

^C Corresponding author. Email: anna.stevenson@cdhb.govt.nz

NSW Public Health Bulletin 18(10) 182-184 https://doi.org/10.1071/NB07077
Published: 26 September 2007

Abstract

The first health impact assessment (HIA) performed on a high level local government policy in New Zealand was undertaken on the Greater Christchurch Urban Development Strategy in 2005. This report describes its development and implementation and the results from the process evaluation including some recommendations made in the assessment. We concluded that HIA is a useful tool for local government policy analysts and we recommend it.

References

[1] Public Health Advisory Committee. A guide to health impact assessment: a policy tool for New Zealand. Wellington: National Health Committee, 2005.

[2] Stevenson A, Banwell K, Pink R. Assessing the impacts on health of an urban development strategy: a case study of the Greater Christchurch Urban Development Strategy. Social Policy J NZ 2006; 29 146–64.

[3] Greater Christchurch Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan 2007. Available at www.greaterchristchurch.org.nz, accessed 23 August 2007.

[4] Urban Development Strategy Forum. Greater Christchurch Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan, 2007. Available from http://www.greaterchristchurch.org.nz/StrategyDocument/UDSActionPlan2007.pdf