Overview | 2015Descriptive resource
Principles for Healthy and Sustainable Places
"The United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH) has distilled the big ideas of today’s Urban Thinkers into a document summarizing key principles which can guide the creation of healthy and sustainable human settlements. The document presents full descriptions...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: World Urban Campaign, United Nations University, ThinkCity
Overview | 2014Descriptive resource
Urban mobility plans. National approaches and local practice. Moving towards strategic, sustainable and inclusive urban transport planning. Sustainable urban transport technical document #13.
Urban mobility plans are used as a planning tool and policy instrument to guide the development of transport in urban areas and surroundings. This document reviews urban mobility planning from several countries, showing a shift away from the traditional, infrastructure-oriented approach towards sustainable...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: City | Author/Publisher: ITDP, GIZ
Design Guide, Overview | 2014Descriptive resource
Streets as tools for urban transformation in slums: A street-led approach to citywide slum upgrading
The focus is on the streets and urban layout of settlements, as the drivers of transformation and regeneration. It reviews citizens’ involvement in participatory planning and re-emphasises the importance of mapping through participatory enumeration and locally acceptable forms of social and physical...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: UN-Habitat
Overview | 2014Descriptive resource
The Evolution of National Urban Policies. A Global Overview
"The purpose of this publication is to review the experience of national urban policies (NUPs) in selected countries around the world in order to draw broad lessons that would inform other countries interested in formulating or implementing their own policies. Background: The high-level lessons emerging...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: UN-Habitat
Overview | 2014Descriptive resource
Health in impact assessments: opportunities not to be missed
This publication aims to provide a detailed view on HIAs. Five key types of impact assessment, namely environmental impact assessment, strategic environmental assessment, social impact assessment, sustainability assessment, and HIA, are presented, and key questions are discussed. How can the various...
Language(s): EN | Geographic Scope: Global | Author/Publisher: WHO EURO
