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  • Discover the urban determinants of health

    The environmental features we consider in healthy urban planning are called the "Urban determinants of health", and can be classified into 5 categories

  • Health & Cities

    In 1948, the World Health Organisation (WHO) defined health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". 

  • Alphen aan den Rijn: Becoming a Green-Blue City!

    Alphen aan den Rijn is a municipality in the Dutch province of South-Holland. Originally a Roman city, it industrialised in the 19th and 20th centuries. The outlying area and villages are centred

  • Healthy Cities are Gender Equal Cities

    What makes a city a healthy place to live, work, and socialise? And do planning needs differ depending on gender? For International Women’s Day this year we are exploring some key ideas of how urban

  • Anykščiai: Healthy Through Culture

    In 2019, the Municipality of Anykščiai District joined the URBACT “Healthy Cities” network. It was the first time the Municipality had become part of such an extensive network, intended for the

  • HEALTHY CITIES: Bridging Urban Planning and Health

    WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO PLAN AND DESIGN OUR CITIES FOR HEALTH

    Almost all urban planning policies and actions have an impact on human health. Do you cycle or drive to work? Do you connect with your

  • Healthy Bradford

    Our vision is to create an urban environment that is distinctive, successful and a great place to live, work and play.  The ultimate idea is to create a Healthy City where our inner-city population

  • Pärnu, an integrated health approach: from the planning to sustainable management of green areas

    By becoming a healthy city, Pärnu envisions improving access to green areas and increase the everyday use of public green spaces. The city wishes to develop a better network of roads so citizens can

  • Pärnu, an integrated health approach: from the planning to sustainable management of green areas

    By becoming a healthy city, Pärnu envisions improving access to green areas and increase the everyday use of public green spaces. The city wishes to develop a better network of roads so citizens can