“Healthy Cities” Best Match

emphasize the interaction between climate change mitigation and adaptation, which are typically addressed separately. Preparing Cities for Climate Change By integrating mitigation and adaptation policy, Nordic cities aim to strengthen...

where cities will continue to evaluate, measure and plan for their own health – to compete in a global environment. Investments in infrastructure help people in cities move, result in...

waves, severe flooding, and other natural disasters to the heels of cities. Cities now must rethink disaster mitigation to protect not only their residents and infrastructure, but decade’s worth of...

and Transport; Digital Smart Cities; Behavioural Insights; and Inclusive Design and Dementia. The launch meeting for the expert support package for the Healthy New Towns programme was held in July....

evidence-based guidance on how to create healthy neighbourhoods, towns and cities, particularly in places of population growth and new development. IBI Architect and Studio Principal, Justin Harris, said: “We’re really...

...ensure a healthy mental state. Five simple steps that can make a big difference include: exercise, connections to nature, healthy eating, creativity, and learning. Many of these steps require a...

In a recent post, I argued that the increasing complexity of developed cities necessitates coordination between different urban infrastructures to ensure operational efficiencies and produce social well-being. I also mentioned...

...Houston and back to back earthquakes in Mexico last fall are frightening reminders of just how vulnerable our cities are. Research shows that impulsive urbanization is largely responsible for flooding...

draws on the firm’s experience designing smart cities and delivering intelligent transportation systems internationally, and sheds light on the key elements required for cities to develop and implement a successful...