Healthy people live in healthy communities. Nowhere is that more apparent or more challenging than in cities. Cities face unique challenges with regard to changes in their economic base, concentrated poverty, housing quality and affordability, violence, and pollution exposure. Health outcomes closely track with these challenges. The health of cities is often expressed in aggregate measures of t...

Creating healthier and more sustainable cities requires new approaches to planning at the local level. Queensland Health, Local Governments and Griffith University have formed a working partnership to implement Municipal Public Health Planning (MPHP) in local government. Each city has its own culture and diversity, its own political and organisational barriers to planning, and changing health p...

This article provides a thorough bibliometric analysis of significant research trends in sustainability from 1988 until now, focusing on sustainable, healthy and digital buildings cities. It exemplifies how emphasis has shifted explicit ecological investigations to nature-based solutions city greening programs, with rising interest the many responsibilities urban stakeholders attaining sustaina...

BACKGROUND The majority of people live in cities and urbanization is continuing worldwide. Cities have long been known to be society's predominant engine of innovation and wealth creation, yet they are also a main source of pollution and disease. METHODS We conducted a review around the topic urban and transport planning, environmental exposures and health and describe the findings. RESULTS...

Chronic diseases, obesity and sedentary lifestyles are some of the health challenges facing Canada today. There is increasing recognition and evidence that the way our cities are planned, designed and built can contribute to these problems. Many of the policy levers to address the built environment exist outside the health sector and at the municipal level in areas such as urban planning, trans...

Urban liveability is a global priority for creating healthy, sustainable cities. Measurement of policy-relevant spatial indicators the built and natural environment supports city planning at all levels government. Analysis their distribution within cities, impacts on individuals communities, crucial to ensure decisions are effective equitable. This paper outlines challenges lessons from 5-year ...