Rapid Planning Studio aims at strengthening planning capacity of participating municipalities for sustainable urban development and providing a clear planning methodology and an actionable roadmap to supply serviced land for rapid urban growth. A workshop integrating the three basic pillars – urban legislation, urban finance and economy, and urban planning and design – of sustainable […]
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“Overview of how various policy tools (i e zoning codes, design guidelines, building codes etc) can be used to improve community health. Specific to Los Angeles but applicable in the more general context too. This resource can be useful for a wide variety of users that have the potential to address community health. For example,
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“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, and social health benefits. The resource is useful for for health institutions, community organizations, and other partners. ”
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“This report presents a wide-ranging assessment and detailed findings to show by how much and in what ways improving the environment can promote health and well-being. This study provides an approximate estimate of how much disease can be prevented by reducing the environmental risks to health. It includes a meta-synthesis of key evidence relating diseases
This toolkit argues that it is possible to have development without displacement and shows how to achieve this. Published as a supplement to The socioeconomic change of Chicago’s community areas (1970–2010), the toolkit presents strategies for addressing the pressures of gentrification in a community during different phases of gentrification: before it happens, as it is
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