Urban Planners

Urban Profiling Toolbox

This paper introduces the readers to urban profiling, which is a methodology that enables the updated and holistic information on crisis-ridden cities. The methodology contains two parts—an analysis toolbox and and an analysis framework. Although this methodology provides an overall status of conflict-impacted urban spaces, it also contains tools that highlight the health and health-related […]

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Urban Food Systems Governance: Current Context and Future Opportunities

This report presents insights and emerging lessons on food systems governance from the experience of nine cities that have developed urban food interventions – Baltimore, Belo Horizonte, Lima, Medellín, Nairobi, Quito, Seoul, Shanghai and Toronto – and draws on diverse sources of secondary information regarding the experiences of other cities throughout the world. It highlights

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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 raising tools and frameworks that encourage physical activity and healthy eating through urban design. In addition, the report provides inspirational

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Trainings on Applying Green Infrastructure Principles in Public Open Spaces

This booklet provides information on the trainings done in partnership with Greater Amman Municipality and Ministry of Environment. This project ‘Improving Living Conditions in disadvantaged areas of Amman via the implementation of green infrastructure’ enhances the participatory development of green infrastructure at selected sites in Amman’s disadvantaged neighborhoods.

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Tracking urban health policies: a conceptual framework with special focus on air pollution in African cities

This is a guide for establishing and developing urban primary health centers (UPHCs) according to India’s National Health Mission framework, and using public-private partnership (PPP) arrangements with nongovernment organizations. It can be used by all states, regardless of where they are in the development and realization of their strategy, policies, and processes with respect to

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