Call for Papers: Carolina Planning Journal Volume 47 (Deadline Extended)
Carolina Planning Journal (CPJ), the oldest student-run planning journal in the country,
is accepting abstracts for papers relating to:
PLANNING FOR HEALTHY CITIES
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Planning has been deeply intertwined with the need for healthier urban populations from
the very beginning, with early planners such as Ebenezer Howard and Frederick Law Olmsted
attempting to balance public health concerns with the economic and social benefits of the
urban environment. Decentralization was pivotal, but as Americans fled to suburbs to
escape the poor health conditions of the city center, sprawling development patterns
decreased physical activity and food access while increasing rates of asthma and traffic
fatalities, particularly in marginalized communities. Modern research has revealed that
housing, transportation, and green space all have significant impacts on public health
outcomes. Continued urbanization and globalization have only underscored the shared goals
of these disciplines.
With an estimated 70% of the world’s population living in urban areas by 2050,
organizations such as the European Union, World Health Organization, and American Planning
Association have recognized the key role planners play in improving and protecting the
public’s health for generations to come. There is an ongoing need for planners and public
health professionals to collaborate and find sustainable, equitable solutions to creating
healthier communities to live, work, and play in.
We welcome articles that explore the nexus of planning and health from students,
professionals, and researchers alike.
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Submission Guidelines
By September 17, 2021, interested authors should submit a two-page proposal. Proposals
should include a title, a description of the proposed topic and its significance, a brief
summary of the literature or landscape, and a preliminary list of references (not counted
toward the two-page limit). Final papers typically do not exceed 3,000 words. Submit
proposals and questions to
CarolinaPlanningJournal@gmail.com<mailto:CarolinaPlanningJournal@gmail.com>.
By October 15, 2021, Carolina Planning Journal will notify authors regarding their
proposals. Drafts of full papers will be due by December, and editors will work with
authors on drafts of their papers over the course of the winter. The print version of the
Journal will be published in the Spring of 2022. Carolina Planning Journal reserves the
right to edit articles accepted for publication, subject to the author’s approval, for
length, style, and content considerations.
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Emma Vinella-Brusher (she/her/hers)
MCRP/MPH Candidate 2023
UNC Chapel Hill
Transportation Planning | Department of City and Regional Planning
Health Behavior | Gillings School of Global Public Health
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