Study protocol for evaluating integrated urban development plans: impacts on health, social equity, and environmental sustainability in Germany
Justus Tönnies, Aline Krumreihn, Franziska Stelzer, Ellen Senck, Sabine Bongers-Römer, Imke Stalling, Katharina Gröne, Karin Bammann, Heike Köckler, Gabriele Bolte · 2026
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Justus Tönnies and co-authors lay out a 2026 study protocol, SalusTransform, for judging whether integrated urban development plans actually improve health, fairness, and sustainability in Germany. Such plans bundle housing, infrastructure, green space, and social measures, yet most past research tested single interventions. Three German cities will contribute one intervention district and one matched control district each.
Because the protocol describes work to come, it reports no findings yet. Planned data include resident surveys, focus groups, stakeholder interviews, air quality readings, site visits, and observations of walking, cycling, and green space use. Municipal records will add population and health indicators. A difference-in-differences analysis should separate plan effects from background change. The authors aim to guide municipalities on whether these bundled plans deserve institutional backing.
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| CREATOR | Justus Tönnies, Aline Krumreihn, Franziska Stelzer, Ellen Senck, Sabine Bongers-Römer, Imke Stalling, Katharina Gröne, Karin Bammann, Heike Köckler, Gabriele Bolte |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 51621 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |