Future directions for early career researchers in planetary health equity
Achieving social and health equity on a healthy planet requires attending to the structural drivers of intersecting crises of global environmental change, social inequities, and health inequities. A diverse group of early career researchers have formed a new network aligned in advancing work that promotes planetary health equity. This Perspective articulates proposed future research directions emerging from shared understandings of intersecting governance and policy challenges, including sections on transdisciplinary and co-productive knowledge paradigms; political economy and governance; policy integration; and opportunities to advance planetary health equity. We present this agenda with reference to a range of substantive environmental- and health-related domains, including food systems governance, trade policy, energy policy, urban planning, and education. As early career researchers in the emerging field of planetary health equity, these future directions for research are intended to offer novel avenues towards the goals of social and health equity in a stable Earth system.
Authors
- Amy Carrad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6202-0539)
- Alexandre San Martim Portes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7177-7947)
- Annabelle Workman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4403-614X)
- Edward Jegasothy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5661-8155)
- Carlos Faerron Guzman
- Megan Arthur
- Katherine Sievert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4617-8034)
- Nicholas Frank (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6385-698X)
- Giorgia Dalla Libera Marchiori
- Charlotte Godziewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7036-2387)
- Sarah Boddington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3843-6032)
- Sandra S. Samantela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9886-8988)
- Francis Nona
- Hridesh Gajurel
- James Hasler-Bail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1518-587X)
- Damilola Oluwemimo
- Babet de Groot
Institutions
- Western Illinois University (US)
- Australian National University (AU)
- University of the Philippines Los Baños (PH)
- Northampton Community College (US)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Planetary Science Institute (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Deakin University (AU)
- Queensland University of Technology (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- City, University of London (GB)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Melbourne Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Earth System Governance
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esg.2025.100245
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.20