Design Guide | 2016Descriptive resource
Building Healthy Corridors: Transforming Urban and Suburban Arterials into Thriving Places
This guide explores strategies for transforming commercial corridors (through roads dominated by commercial premises on each side), into places that support the health of the people who live, work and travel along them. This report is the result of a 2-year project that involved partnerships with...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: City | Author/Publisher: Urban Land Institute (ULI)
Overview, Toolkit | 2016Action oriented
Creating age-friendly environments in Europe. A tool for policy-makers and planners
A handbook based on lessons learned from existing age-friendly initiatives in Europe. It builds on relevant locally and regionally developed tools that are now available, with evidence from research. The handbook links actions to create more age-friendly environments to the broader context of European...
Language(s): EN, Other | Geographic Scope: Regional | Author/Publisher: WHO EURO
Briefing, Design Guide | 2016Descriptive resource
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...
Language(s): EN, ES, FRE, CN, AR, RS | Geographic Scope: City | Author/Publisher: WHO, UNDP
Toolkit, Training | 2016Action oriented
Rapid Planning Studio
Rapid Planning Studio aims at strengthening planning capacity of participating municipalities for sustainable urban development and providing a clear planning methodology and an actionable roadmap to supply serviced land for rapid urban growth. A workshop integrating the three basic pillars – urban...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: City | Author/Publisher: UN-Habitat
Evidence | 2016Descriptive resource
Urban green spaces and health - a review of evidence
This report summarizes the available evidence of beneficial effects of urban green spaces, such as improved mental health, reduced cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, obesity and risk of type 2 diabetes, and improved pregnancy outcomes. Mechanisms leading to these health benefits include psychological...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: WHO EURO
