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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City region food systems programme
A suite of online guidance, tools and information that offers concrete policy and programme opportunities through which rural and urban areas and communities in a given city-region can be directly linked. Directly addresses the wider…
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Country | Author/Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Urban design for health: inspiration for the use of urban design to promote physical activity and healthy diets in the WHO European Region
This report reflects on the ways in which urban space design plays a critical role in determininig the occurrence of non-communicable diseases. The paper initially highlights ways in which this occurs and then follows by…
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: WHO
A working tool on city health development planning: concept, process, structure, and content
This document provides cities with information on the processes that can be undertaken to build and maintain connections to health. In addition, the document also describes a planning process for cities that encourages various sectors…
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: WHO
Global action plan on physical activity 2018–2030: more active people for a healthier world
A widely applicable plan for action to support everyday physical activity developed through a worldwide consultation process involving governments and key stakeholders across multiple sectors including health, sports, transport, urban design, civil society, academia and…
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: City | Author/Publisher: Clean Air Asia, UN-Habitat, Sustainable Energy Foundation
Global Designing Cities Initiative. Guides and publications
This initiative closely examines street design impacts and how it intersects with urban global issues. The initiative focuses on how street design can impact sustainibility and accessibility, but also the public health and safety of…
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: Global Designing Cities Initiative
Reforming urban laws in Africa: a practical guide
This guide focuses on the law-making implementation challenge: how to make progress with an intention to make better laws for towns and cities in Africa. It proposes an approach to urban law-making that is grounded…
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Regional | Author/Publisher: African Centre for Cities, Cities Alliance, Urban LandMark, UN-Habitat
India’s peri-urban frontier: rural-urban transformations and food security
In this working paper, we examine rural-urban transformations in India in relation to changes in food production, access, consumption, nutritional quality and safety. We demonstrate how efforts to address malnutrition in India are decoupled from…
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Country | Author/Publisher: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
From Plan to Action: Assessing Integration and Evolution of Solid Waste Management Policies in Kenya
This briefing includes an overview of a study which examined current solid waste management policies in Kenya and the extent to they integrated health as well as how the policies were addressing health outcomes. Policies…
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: African Population and Health Research Center
INHERIT (Inter-sectoral Health and Environment Research for Innovation)
Biophilic design helps make happy and productive workplaces; creates healing and comforting environments in hospitals; shapes schools where children thrive physically, emotionally and academically; and, supports well-being and community in homes and neighbourhoods. Biophilic buildings…
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Regional | Author/Publisher: INHERIT project
Greening Buildings for Healthier People
This report identifies building-scale opportunities to simultaneously and cost-effectively accelerate action on climate change and health, maximize their co-benefits, and manage any tensions between them. The audience includes developers, owners, and operators, but tenants can…
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: ULI