INTEGRATING HEALTH IN URBAN AND TERRITORIAL PLANNING
DIRECTORY OF RESOURCES
This directory was conceptualized by UN-Habitat and WHO (Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health). It is an online repository of more than 150 open access resources and tools that provide information on the importance of planning and designing urban areas from a health perspective, as well as concrete guidance on how to do it.
It includes resources that describe the importance of considering health in urban and territorial planning, tools that quantify the health and socioeconomic impact of planning and designing urban areas from a health perspective, the description of successful initiatives, or training materials on urban planning and health, among others.
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Healthy Urbanism
This is a resource hub that was compiled by Helen Pineo. This hub includes files that uses multidisciplinary tools to the planning process in order to ensure the creation of healthy places. In addition to…
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: Helen Pineo
Environment, climate change and health for practitioners and actors guiding policy change
Environmental risks to health are responsible for a large fraction of the overall disease burden. Decision makers need to be aware of the most important environmental exposures, exposure-disease links and available options and solutions for…
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: WHO
BreatheLife
A network programme for cities, regions and countries who are committed to bringing air quality to safe levels by 2030. The initiative links partners together and supports action through providing a range of tools and…
Language(s): EN, ES, FR, CN, AR, RS, PT, Other | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: WHO, Climate and Clean Air Coalition, UNEP, World Bank
The Case for Healthy Places: Improving health outcomes through placemaking
“Both the quality and process of placemaking, defined loosely within this publication as a project that occurs in public spaces helping people to feel connected to a place and greater community, has demonstrated physical, mental,…
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: Project for Public Spaces
Clean Household Energy Solutions Toolkit (CHEST)
The WHO Clean Household Energy Solutions Toolkit (CHEST) provides tools that countries and programmes can use to develop policy action plans for expanding clean household energy access and use. Created based on expert input, CHEST…
Language(s): EN, AR, FR, CN, RS, ES | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: WHO
Rapid Health Impact Assessment Tool
This rapid HIA tool is designed to assess the likely health impacts of development plans and proposals, including planning frameworks and masterplans for large areas, regeneration and estate renewal programmes and outline and detailed planning…
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: NHS. London Healthy Urban Development Unit
The Global Network for Age-friendly Cities and Communities
The network was established to foster the exchange of experience and mutual learning between cities and communities worldwide. Support for acting on the desire and commitment to promote healthy and active ageing and a good…
Language(s): EN, FR, ES | Geographic Scope: City | Author/Publisher: WHO
Towards More Physical Activity in Cities: Transforming public spaces to promote physical activity — a key contributor to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Europe
“This publication focuses on physical activity and how it can be supported through urban planning. The focus on physical activity is explained by the fact that inactivity today accounts for an increasing proportion of deaths…
Language(s): EN, RS | Geographic Scope: Regional | Author/Publisher: WHO
Housing: shared interests in health and development
“By providing information on other sectors’ agendas and policy approaches, and their health impacts, and by illustrating areas for potential collaboration, the Social Determinants of Health Sectoral Briefing Series (the Series) aims to encourage more…
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: WHO
Ciclovias Recreativas
Guidance and case studies from Ciclovía Recreativa. This is an initiative for the temporary opening of streets to residents to enjoy them as safe and pleasant spaces for walking, jogging, skating or cycling. Ciclovía Recreativa…
Language(s): EN, ES | Geographic Scope: Regional | Author/Publisher: Universidad de los Andes (Colombia), OPAS, CDC, Gobierno Municipal Guadalajara, District Institute of Sports and Recreation (IDRD), ITDP