Human health frames in EIA – the case of Swedish road planning

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Figure 1 Human health approaches in Swedish legislation. Several policies become relevant when conducting an EIA for a Swedish road project. The term ‘health’ is often used here, although a number of other concepts closely linked to health are also mentioned. Taken together, they embrace several health determinants (modified from Kågström 2009, p. 22).

Figure 2 Comparison between a study from 2001 (Alenius 2001; A in diagram) and one from 2010 (Sjöberg 2010, S in diagram) regarding the health determinants included, and whether potential health impacts are described, in EIAs for road planning. * Air pollution impacts were considered, but excluded as not relevant in one EIA. The same occurred for vibration impacts in two EIAs.

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