Briefing, Initiative | 2017Descriptive resource
Bending the curve on urban diabetes: New research approaches and innovative interventions for tackling diabetes in your city
This briefing presents highlights from research and diabetes action pilots in eight cities worldwide. The approach demonstrates how urban planning needs to be embedded as a solution to this health challenge. The focus is obesity, the single most significant driver of diabetes. Pitched against an objective...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: City | Author/Publisher: Cities Changing Diabetes
Briefing, Overview | 2017Descriptive resource
Urban green spaces: A brief for action
This briefing presents the key findings of a review of research evidence and practical case studies on urban green space interventions and provides implications for practice. It covers urban green spaces and their benefits, and planning and design involving the community and stakeholders. It promotes...
Language(s): English; Russian | Geographic Scope: City | Author/Publisher: WHO EURO
Briefing | 2017Descriptive resource
Keeping the vector out: housing improvements for vector control and sustainable development
This policy brief “Keeping the vector out: housing improvements for vector control and sustainable development” contributes to recognize the importance of integrated approaches of vector control and aiming at highlighting effective housing interventions to prevent vector-borne diseases. The evidence...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: WHO
Briefing, Evidence, Web Resource | 2017Action oriented | Descriptive resource
Generating better evidence for sustainable development research and evaluation
IIED is developing a body of work that seeks to understand how to develop better evidence for sustainable development research and evaluation. A group of IIED researchers and evaluators have explored how methodological innovations and time-tested approaches may contribute to better evidence for sustainable...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Briefing | 2017Descriptive resource
Harvesting the Value of Water: Stormwater, Green Infrastructure, and Real Estate
The report seeks to address a gap in today’s research on stormwater management approaches. Although much has been written on the topic of green infrastructure and water management, most recent reports focus on stormwater policies or opportunities for capturing stormwater in the public realm. Fewer...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: City | Author/Publisher: Urban Land Institute (ULI)
