The globally distributed health impacts of environmental degradation and widening
population inequalities require a fundamental shift in understandings of healthy urbanism …

A growing number of international standards promote Healthy Built Environment (HBE)
principles which aim to enhance occupant and user health and wellbeing. Few studies …

Urban planning and design offer opportunities to nudge people towards more active
behavior. This is a popular topic among urbanists and health professionals, with several …

In the middle of the twentieth century, the Western Harbour in Malmö, Sweden, was a port
and the world's largest shipyard. Now the area is a global exemplar of sustainable urbanism …

Neighbourhood characteristics can facilitate or hinder the development of social ties,
thereby influencing the loneliness of those who live in them. Most research to date has …

ABSTRACT A recent WHO-UN-Habitat document states that urban planning is crucial for
better public health in cities and that health is input for and an outcome of planning. These …

If health promotion as a field of change for human and ecological health is to maintain its
urgency, it needs to continue building its policy credentials. This paper charts the …

Sustainable and equitable urban development (S&EUD) is vital to promote healthy lives and
well-being for all ages. Recognizing equity as core to urban development is essential to …

Worldwide urbanisation emphasises the importance of planning for cities that sustain and
promote the well-being of their residents. The planning of a living environment that supports …

That urban environments influence health is not a recent discovery, nor is concern for health
among urban planners a novel development. Public health practitioners, too, have long …