Resource and reference document providing specific evidence-supported design and programming recommendations that relate to health. The toolkit is useful for built environment professionals, developers and public health practitioners who are seeking to shape buildings and projects in ways that enhance and promote health. Arising from the USA, this resource would be valuable for guiding development […]
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“Solid background and foundation lessons for practitioners: * Assessment of the extent that urban regeneration, in particular housing for low-income groups, is being considered as an adaptation option in Indonesian cities * Exploration of the potential challenges and outcomes in using urban regeneration, particularly housing construction for low-income groups, as an adaptation strategy for enhancing
In supporting sustainable neighbourhoods, these principles seek to: promote high-density urban growth, alleviate urban sprawl and maximize land efficiency; promote sustainable, diversified, socially equal and thriving communities in economically viable ways; encourage walkable neighbourhoods and reduce car dependency; optimize use of land and provide an interconnected network of streets which facilitate safe, efficient and pleasant
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What started as an initiative in Bogotá, Colombia, then spread to hundreds of towns and cities in many countries. The activity is a time-limited period (weekly and/or on major public holidays) when specific major roads are closed to traffic so that residents have the space for jogging, running, skating, cycling and aerobics. It started as
Ciclovia Recreativa in Latin America and Open Streets in South Africa. Read More »
The focus is on the streets and urban layout of settlements, as the drivers of transformation and regeneration. It reviews citizens’ involvement in participatory planning and re-emphasises the importance of mapping through participatory enumeration and locally acceptable forms of social and physical mapping. It covers: basic infrastructure provision, e.g. water supply, sanitation, drainage; land allocation
