Tool that allows municipal technicians and project drafters to assess the determinants of health in proposals for the improvement or creation of new public spaces.
Tool for assessing determinants of health in public space Read More »
The analytical work in this report builds on a growing body of evidence that the World Bank is building to better understand the linkages between air pollution and health, strengthen quantification of the health damage from air pollution, and support improved air quality monitoring and data in low- and middle-income countries. Estimating the health damage
The Global Health Cost of PM2.5 Air Pollution: A Case for Action Beyond 2021 Read More »
GreenUr calculates the impact of urban green spaces on health exposure, including cardiovascular disease. GreenUr is a flexible geographic information system plugin. Useful for urban leaders, public health professionals, academics and interested citizens.
GreenUr: green space and urban planning tool Read More »
The centre curates and creates research and dialogue to inspire, motivate and empower policy-makers and urban practitioners to build mental health into their projects for a healthier, happier urban future. The resource might be useful for policy-makers, architects, transport planners, urban planners, developers, designers, engineers, geographers, and others who want to design better mental health
This paper explores how a HIA process was used to forge closer links between health and urban design agendas in Manukau City.The case study reveals many common interests among public health and urban designers/planners, and also reveals how a public health-oriented approach was able to engage people across a range of sectors, along with Maori
