Planetary health justice: feminist approaches to building in rural Kenya
The planetary health concept describes the relations between health and climate. The inequities that connect these two domains are experienced most by low-resource and vulnerable populations, e.g. the impact of drought on subsistence livelihoods and associated mental health issues. Climate justice a...
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| author | Mikaela Patrick Gulraj Grewal Winnie Chelagat Geordan Shannon |
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| description | The planetary health concept describes the relations between health and climate. The inequities that connect these two domains are experienced most by low-resource and vulnerable populations, e.g. the impact of drought on subsistence livelihoods and associated mental health issues. Climate justice and health justice are framed through capabilities and integrated with ecofeminist approaches. Spatial justice is introduced as the ability to conceptualise how these interconnected injustices are mediated through environments. The integration of these theories can provide a justice-based planetary health approach that could overcome several barriers. Design and spatial practice offer processes and tools to understand the complexity of planetary health across scales, systems and relations; and to generate design solutions that promote equity and justice. Practical examples of Global South design projects are presented that connect health and climate. The example of a maternal health project in rural Kenya shows how a conceptual design framework for a justice-based planetary health can contribute to the planetary health. 'Practice relevance' Global challenges of inequity are increasingly understood as complex and interconnected. The planetary health movement conceptualises a holistic view of the world incorporating an ecofeminist perspective. Addressing these challenges requires the ability to conceptualise interconnected injustices in climate and health and practical approaches, where participatory design processes can be useful. A conceptual framework can be used to design integrated solutions to planetary health injustices, relevant for built environment and development practitioners. The processes, tools and components of practice from the Global South are explored, which can be used to promote equity within the built environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0a5f9c8f897e4377a00692964e762fc72023-09-02T14:24:40ZengUbiquity PressBuildings & Cities2632-66552020-07-011110.5334/bc.1820Planetary health justice: feminist approaches to building in rural KenyaMikaela Patrick0Gulraj Grewal1Winnie Chelagat2Geordan Shannon3Stema, LondonGlobal Health Disrupted, NairobiMaternal Aid for Mothers in Africa, NairobiInstitute for Global Health, UCL, London; Stema, LondonThe planetary health concept describes the relations between health and climate. The inequities that connect these two domains are experienced most by low-resource and vulnerable populations, e.g. the impact of drought on subsistence livelihoods and associated mental health issues. Climate justice and health justice are framed through capabilities and integrated with ecofeminist approaches. Spatial justice is introduced as the ability to conceptualise how these interconnected injustices are mediated through environments. The integration of these theories can provide a justice-based planetary health approach that could overcome several barriers. Design and spatial practice offer processes and tools to understand the complexity of planetary health across scales, systems and relations; and to generate design solutions that promote equity and justice. Practical examples of Global South design projects are presented that connect health and climate. The example of a maternal health project in rural Kenya shows how a conceptual design framework for a justice-based planetary health can contribute to the planetary health. 'Practice relevance' Global challenges of inequity are increasingly understood as complex and interconnected. The planetary health movement conceptualises a holistic view of the world incorporating an ecofeminist perspective. Addressing these challenges requires the ability to conceptualise interconnected injustices in climate and health and practical approaches, where participatory design processes can be useful. A conceptual framework can be used to design integrated solutions to planetary health injustices, relevant for built environment and development practitioners. The processes, tools and components of practice from the Global South are explored, which can be used to promote equity within the built environment.https://journal-buildingscities.org/articles/18architectureadaptationclimate justiceecofeminismglobal southplanetary healthspatial justicekenya |
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| title | Planetary health justice: feminist approaches to building in rural Kenya |
| title_full | Planetary health justice: feminist approaches to building in rural Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Planetary health justice: feminist approaches to building in rural Kenya |
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| title_short | Planetary health justice: feminist approaches to building in rural Kenya |
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| topic | architecture adaptation climate justice ecofeminism global south planetary health spatial justice kenya |
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