Evidence | 2018Descriptive resource
Housing and health guidelines
Covers key areas of housing such as crowding, indoor temperature, accessibility, home injuries and summarizes other relevant WHO guidelines. The guidelines encompass general considerations for policy and good practice recommendations for addressing health problems. The resource is good for reducing...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Country | Author/Publisher: WHO
Design Guide, Overview | 2018Action oriented | Descriptive resource
Shaping urbanization for children. A handbook on child-responsive urban planning
This handbook on child-responsive urban planning provides details for creating thriving and equitable cities where children live in healthy, safe, inclusive, green and prosperous communities. By focusing on children, this publication provides guidance on the central role that urban planning should...
Language(s): EN, CN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: UNICEF
Self Audit | 2018Action oriented
Planning Law Assessment Framework
The planning law assessment framework is a self-assessment tool to be used during focus groups for the preliminary identification of strengths and weakness of an urban planning system. The framework looks at all the laws, regulations and decrees applicable in a city, enacted at different levels. It...
Language(s): EN, ES | Geographic Scope: City | Author/Publisher: UN-Habitat
Overview | 2018Descriptive resource
The role of cities in improving population health: International insights
Examines cities as playing a growing role in population health improvement with the enormous potential to be health-generating places. The report is based on 50 interviews with leaders from 14 cities and draws on international case studies. It concludes that improving population health depends on many...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: City | Author/Publisher: Naylor C, Buck D, London: The King’s Fund
Self Audit | 2018Action oriented
Social network analysis for territorial assessment and mapping of food security and nutrition systems (FSNS): a methodological approach
This work embodies a territorial approach to food security and nutrition policy, but also has strong links to the wider determinants of health and sustainability. This work is part of a broader effort of the FAO to support countries to improve the inclusiveness and sustainability of food security...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Regional | Author/Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
