Urban Planners

Towards More Physical Activity in Cities: Transforming public spaces to promote physical activity — a key contributor to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Europe

“This publication focuses on physical activity and how it can be supported through urban planning. The focus on physical activity is explained by the fact that inactivity today accounts for an increasing proportion of deaths and disability worldwide and is associated with significant health care costs and productivity losses. Action to increase rates of physical […]

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Noncommunicable diseases: what municipal authorities, local governments and ministries responsible for urban planning need to know

A short advocacy briefing focusing on addressing NCDs through urban planning. Good for dealing with a broad range of health challenges and widely applicable cities at any stage of development. Support for HiAP and SDG approaches. Useful for municipal authorities, local governments and ministries responsible for urban planning.  

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Gentrification & Neighborhood change. Helpful Tools for Communities

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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Building Healthy Places Toolkit

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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