Planning Horizons 3 Promoting healthy cities - why planning is critical to a healthy urban future

Publication Year

2014

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Part of a series considering how planning can help to 'future-proof' society, to enable populations around the world adapt and cope with major challenges ahead in the twenty first century. This paper examines the impact of urban areas on the health and wellbeing of their resident populations, focusing particularly on the physical and social environmental factors that can harm health and wellbeing.

Author

Pinoncely, V. and Hartkoorn, I.

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