Poverty and Inequality

The Poverty and Inequality group is working to define and develop metrics and measurements of socioeconomic status and poverty in cities within the Pathways study. We are focused on understanding the ways that these measures co-vary with the urban built and natural environments, and  health. Using detailed data, the sociotechnical context, and engagement with policy partners, we aim to shape urban development and health policy to reduce inequalities in our partner cities.

Related Publications

Suel E, Bhatt S, Brauer M, Flaxman S, Ezzati M

Multimodal deep learning from satellite and street-level imagery for measuring income, overcrowding, and environmental deprivation in urban areas

Remote Sensing of Environment, 257 , pp. 112339, 2021.

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Brauer B, Zhao JT, Bennitt FB, Stanaway JD

Global access to handwashing: implications for COVID-19 control in low-income countries

Environmental Health Perspectives, 128 (5), pp. 57005, 2020.

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Bennett J, Pearson-Stuttard J, Kontis V, Capewell S, Wolfe I, Blundell R, Ezzati M

Health inequalities – a challenge to current health policy. In Annual report of the Chief Medical Officer 2018, Health 2040: Better Health Within Reach

Department of Health and Social Care 2018.

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Bennett JE, Pearson-Stuttard J, Kontis V, Capewell S, Wolfe I, Ezzati M

Contributions of diseases and injuries to widening life expectancy inequalities in England from 2001 to 2016: a population-based analysis of vital registration data

Lancet Public Health, 3 (12), pp. e586-e597, 2018.

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Ezzati M, Webster CJ, Doyle YG, Rashid S, Owusu G, Leung GM

Cities for global health

BMJ, 363 (1), pp. k3794, 2018.

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