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
Self Audit | 2017Action oriented
Reforming urban laws in Africa: a practical guide
This guide focuses on the law-making implementation challenge: how to make progress with an intention to make better laws for towns and cities in Africa. It proposes an approach to urban law-making that is grounded in an understanding of the local context. Produced largely by the African Centre for...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Regional | Author/Publisher: African Centre for Cities, Cities Alliance, Urban LandMark, UN-Habitat
Evidence, Initiative | 2017Descriptive resource
Spatial Planning for Health: An Evidence Resource for Planning and Designing Healthier Places
The review identifies, critically appraises and summarizes existing review-level evidence of associations between the built and natural environment and health outcomes. The review is centred on five aspects of the built and natural environment: neighbourhood design, housing, healthier food, natural...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: City | Author/Publisher: Public Health England
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): EN, RS | 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
