Bringing History Forward: Learning from Historical Context when Translating Contemporary Health Evidence into Planning Practice. (May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Paine, Greg; Thompson, Susan; Prior, Jason; Connon, Irena; Kent, Jennifer L.
• Is Part Of: Journal of planning history. Volume 21:Number 2(2022)
• Page Start: 107
• Page End: 131
• Publication Date: 2022-05
• Subjects: health -- high-density -- historical context -- policy translation; City planning -- History -- Periodicals; Regional planning -- History -- Periodicals; City planning -- United States -- History -- Periodicals; Regional planning -- United States -- History -- Periodicals; 307.12160973
• DOI: 10.1177/1538513220977456
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1538-5132

Abstract

We describe an historical review of planning documents related to a newly developing high-density locality in Sydney, Australia. The review was undertaken to support the translational component of a larger project investigating how best to include knowledge and experience from the health disciplines to ensure a way of living not hitherto commonplace in Australia is also health-supportive. This article presents (i) key findings from the historical data; (ii) associated learnings about practice, developed to assist the wider translational objectives; and (iii) observations on the potential for such historical reviews to inform better planning practice more broadly.