Rupert Legg

ORCID: 0000-0003-2051-8520
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Research Areas
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
  • Regulation and Compliance Studies
  • Place Attachment and Urban Studies
  • Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
  • Environmental Education and Sustainability
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Public Health Policies and Education
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology

Leibniz University Hannover
2024

University of Technology Sydney
2020-2024

Sydney Local Health District
2023

Green roofs are recognised as contributing towards building-related energy efficiency. Since account for 20–25% of all urban surface areas, it is not surprising that such a green system can offer sustainable solution to decreased consumption. The current literature on mostly focuses the eco-benefits structures. A handful research papers 1 have theorised become more prevalent, there will be associated social outcomes an community. However, empirical work in this space minimal. This addresses...

10.3389/fbuil.2022.1047335 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Built Environment 2022-11-10

Universities are well placed to adopt and use the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on their campuses educate showcase how SDGs can be delivered in built environment. Green infrastructure, such as green roofs, walls, or parks, highly visual implementations with environmental social benefits that contribute several SDGs, 3 (good health wellbeing), 10 (reduced inequalities), 11 (sustainable cities communities), 13 (climate action) 15 (life land). These features may referenced...

10.3390/su15086772 article EN Sustainability 2023-04-17

Abstract Residents living in close proximity to contaminated sites may experience adverse effects from financial losses and property devaluation, leading poor mental health physical illnesses—effects that require compensation. The most common legal process of seeking compensation is the toxic tort—litigation pressed on basis contamination has harmed victims. Several recent tort class actions Australia brought by residents areas affected per‐ poly‐fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exemplify...

10.1111/1745-5871.12578 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Geographical Research 2023-01-08

Objectives: A growing number of urban development and public health professionals are developing expertise in how environments influence population to support preventive (PH) planning, implementation outcomes. This study aimed address the interest among these experts Sydney, Australia, move beyond silo-based approaches PH planning by a preliminary mapping complex adaptive system. is network agents parts that collectively relate interact, where they seek intervene meshing disparate knowledge...

10.17061/phrp3342335 article EN cc-by-nc-sa Public Health Research & Practice 2023-12-04

Abstract Legal geographers have recently been interested in interlegality: the interactions between different legal orders governing one particular space. Contaminated land is such space governed by multiple orders; however, it yet to receive great attention geography. In Australia, authorities and bodies cooperate together a responsive regulatory framework prevent contamination then manage cases where has occurred, although this process mostly coordinated at level of state. This article...

10.1111/1745-5871.12443 article EN Geographical Research 2020-10-27
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