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…
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Briefings
Published 10/12/18
Can the World Health Organization’s Urban HEART tool be used to measure socio-spatial inequities beyond large metropolitan contexts?
WHO’s UrbanHEART was key to Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy 2020 plan to increase equity. But can this tool be used in smaller…
Published 02/11/18
Food access in cities; making it healthy and equitable through better urban planning and governance
Urban planners, economists, health and community policymakers and practitioners share insights in a new study on creating healthy food environments…
Published 03/10/18
Bicycling infrastructure in Bogota: do we all have the same access?
Lack of “Ciclorutas” (bicycle lanes) in Bogota’s neighbourhoods of low socio economic status shows inequality in the access to active…
Published 25/09/18
Re-connecting to landscape and reviving the sense of belonging
New ways of integrating indigenous knowledge in landscape architecture design Take note: City officers, policy makers, landscape architects. Indigenous communities and…
Published 01/08/18
Investing in trails helps students go the extra mile to school
How does investing in a trail impact students’ travel behavior compared to walking and cycling through neighbourhood networks? Take note:…
Published 01/08/18
Lived experience prompts for health-supportive environments
New research points to health-supportive environments suffering from a lack of recognition of real world lived experience needs. Professional update…
Published 01/08/18
How child-friendly is new, private, high-rise housing in inner cities? A case study from Melbourne, Australia
Australia should consider child-friendly design guidelines for high-rise housing developments. Take note: Policy makers, town planners, architects, developers, body corporate associations,…
