Published 05/08/23
Wild Ways: understanding rewilding behaviour in urban gardens
A review of existing research on understanding rewilding behaviour by city residents in their gardens. We undertook a scoping review of…
We all need to learn from research. The ‘City Know-how’ posts unlock lessons arising from the research published in the Cities & Health journal. Whatever your role, or interest, in cities, I hope you will find something stimulating, something of interest and maybe even something that you can put straight into practice.
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Briefings
Published 25/07/23
Can walking or cycling to and from schools contribute to students’ healthy physical activity?
Walking and cycling to and from schools can make valuable contributions to students’ physical activity and health, according to a…
Published 25/07/23
Green space creation and utilization linked to Healthy Cities policy in Japan: Local public-private partnerships
We found that through the integrated planning of public health and the provision of sufficient green spaces, the quality of…
Published 25/07/23
Measuring livability: a review of approaches in scientific research
A review of livability measures found that while it is defined inconsistently, there is much overlap in approaches and indicators….
Published 25/07/23
Impacts of urban stressors on women in Mexico City
Urban stress plays an important role in women’s psychological and physical health. This serves to highlight the importance of including…
Published 14/07/23
How to use Google Street View to study changes in neighbourhood disorder?
How do neighborhood changes affect health? We analyzed how to use Google Street View to study changes in neighbourhood disorder….
Published 14/07/23
The use of fuzzy modelling in making decisions that improve the desirability of neighbourhoods for their residents
In researching perceived environment and neighbourhood satisfaction, the main challenge in datasets can be data uncertainty. We use fuzzy logic to deal with this. One…
