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Urban plaza with lots of people in Nottingham, England

Published 25/02/19

The intersection between built environment and behaviour change to improve adult health behaviours

Build it, they might run: Restructuring environments provides opportunity for physical activity but encouraging healthy living also needs social science’s insights…

Published 05/02/19

Reframing the index system for urban green space planning in China: for better public health

Human health must be recognized, in additional to ecological criteria in urban green space planning in China. Take note: Urban designers,…

Published 21/01/19

The role that landscape professionals can play in people’s and planetary health

It is five years since the publication of the Landscape Institutes’s position paper on public health, which was commissioned to…

Published 11/01/19

Evaluation of a municipality’s free play preschool and space

An innovative methodological approach to evaluate the impact of a free play space on children’s play. For the attention of:…

Published 02/01/19

Designing cities with a focus on wellbeing and health

Urban environments in cities and city regions hold the key to population health and affordable health services. In 2016, I…

Published 20/12/18

Flexible futures: Children’s agency on the adventure playground

Flexibility promotes agency and is needed for the future of adventure playgrounds and cities. Take note: Play advocates, youth workers, policy…

Published 19/12/18

Can where you live influence your risk factors for chronic disease? Looking at neighbourhood risk factors for cardiovascular disease and cancer.

Do you live a high-risk community? Snapshots of more than 2000 Canadian neighbourhoods For attention of: City planners and developers, The…

Published 18/12/18

Nowhere to play? Insights from social media demonstrate the limitless possibilities for city play!

City play: How teens can and do transform public space in cities Take note: Urban planners, community program leaders, youth…