Urban Health

Spotlight on: Nature-based Solutions

Urban Forestry – How Innovative Approaches Can Help Reach the SDGs

By |2022-12-08T11:11:31+01:00December 6th 2022|Climate Change & Resilience, Urban Health, , , , |

Urban Forestry can help meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – if its challenges are addressed the right way. Florencia Florido on a new report discussing inventive paths to implement Urban Forestry within European cities.

Spotlight on: Risk and Crisis Management

The Impact of Heat Waves and Heat Action Plans in South Asia

By |2022-10-18T09:58:54+02:00October 18th 2022|Climate Change & Resilience, Urban Health, , |

Heat waves have become a global phenomenon, but in South Asia the situation is worsening due to climate change. Rohit Magotra on the silent climate disaster and the importance of heat action plans in India and beyond.

Spotlight on: Risk and Crisis Management

Health Implications of Urban Heat and Air Pollution & Resilience Planning for African Cities

By |2022-10-11T11:40:42+02:00October 11th 2022|Urban Health, , , , |

Urban heat and air pollution in the built environment are interlinked and contribute to increased negative health impacts among urban dwellers. Sharon Onyango highlights the connection between these three factors within the transport sector developments in Africa, providing various urban planning strategies for mitigation to improve human health and wellbeing.

Spotlight on: Urban Health

Four Strategies for Building Resilience to Extreme Weather Events

By |2022-09-29T12:25:07+02:00September 29th 2022|Climate Change & Resilience, Urban Health, , , , , |

As extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, cities must adapt strategies and actions to protect their most vulnerable citizens. Mary Sheehan outlines the implications of worsening climate conditions and presents actions to increase the resilience of cities around the globe.

Spotlight on: Urban Health

Rebuilding Evicted Kampungs in Jakarta – Restoring Communities, Providing a Better Quality of Life

By |2022-09-27T10:07:48+02:00September 27th 2022|Basic Infrastructure & Housing, Urban Health, , , , |

Forced evictions and displacements should be stopped, but it is not enough. Muhammad Azka Gulsyan wants us to think about how to rebuild the evicted homes, and restore affected communities and their livelihoods. Vertical Kampung-projects in Jakarta show that rebuilding and restoration are possible.

Spotlight on: Urban Health

Expanding the Frontiers of the Lagos Bus Rapid Transit

By |2022-10-05T14:29:39+02:00September 22nd 2022|Urban Health, , , , |

Public transportation systems are about so much more than bringing you from A to B. Engineer and transport planner Otunola Abiodun Adebayo sheds light on emerging urban transport systems in Lagos, Nigeria, Africa’s most populous city, from the perspective of urban health and safety.

Spotlight on: Urban Health

“One Healthy” Parks: Where People and Biodiversity Thrive

By |2022-09-27T10:29:08+02:00September 20th 2022|Urban Health, , , , , , |

The link between better mental health and urban green spaces is undeniable – and people want to enjoy them more. Jéssica Felappi makes a point to use this momentum to invest in quality urban green spaces that benefit people, animals and the environment.

Spotlight on: Urban Health

Share Information. Transform Communities.

By |2022-09-27T16:15:48+02:00September 15th 2022|Urban Health, , , , , , |

Every day millions of people around the world breathe in polluted air. After experiencing the consequences of polluted air first-hand, Alberto Mexia Sánchez and his team developed their own technology to monitor air quality and educate the people in Mexicali.

Spotlight on: Urban Health

Urban Green Spaces’ (UGS) Potential in Residents’ Wellbeing in Rapidly Urbanising Cities in Africa: Prospects for Planning

By |2022-09-13T10:21:48+02:00September 13th 2022|Urban & Metropolitan Governance, Urban Health, , , , , |

Urban green spaces (UGS) serve as an important natural resource for cities. They provide a variety of social, economic and environmental benefits which enhance the health and well-being of urban dwellers and the overall sustainability of cities. This article by Romanus Opiyo reflects on the benefits of urban green spaces and the opportunities for the deliberate provision of such areas through urban planning interventions given the improved well-being and health aspects associated with the UGS

SPOTLIGHT ON: URBAN HEALTH

Sustainable, Low-Carbon Transport: A Catalyst for Better Public Health and Transforming Our Cities

By |2022-09-06T10:43:46+02:00September 6th 2022|Climate Change & Resilience, Urban Health, Urban Mobility, , |

Christopher Dekki calls upon cities and policymakers to embrace a systems-thinking approach that takes the nexus between public health and transport as a starting point for action.

SPOTLIGHT ON: AFFORDABLE CITIES

Mathare Social Justice Centre Struggles for Clean Water and Sanitation

By |2022-07-08T10:36:34+02:00July 7th 2022|Housing & Informality, Urban Health, Water & Sanitation, , , , |

Access to affordable and clean water cannot be taken for granted in Nairobi's neighbourhood of Mathare. Gacheke Gachihi outlines the structural changes needed to guarantee affordable water for all.

SPOTLIGHT ON: LIVEABLE CITIES

“It Is Ok To Not Be Ok” – How A Mental Health Programme Changes A Community

By |2022-05-19T08:34:55+02:00May 19th 2022|Urban Health, , , , |

The Friendship Bench is a community-based mental health counselling programme in Zimbabwe. Dr Ruth Verhey reflects on the contributions of such programmes to liveable communities for all.

SPOTLIGHT ON: URBAN LABS AND INNOVATION

Urban Living Labs in Bangkok: Potential for Thai Cities

By |2022-04-14T09:31:06+02:00April 14th 2022|Smart & Digital Development, Urban Health, , , |

Traditional, top-down urban planning has failed to meet the needs of urban dwellers in Thailand. Pongpisit Huyakorn, director of Bangkok-based Urban Studies Lab, makes a case for urban living labs as a more people-centred approach.

Achieving Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in Lagos State

By |2022-01-19T18:30:05+01:00January 18th 2022|Urban Health, Youth & Gender, , , |

Youths in Lagos face significant challenges regarding access to quality sexual and reproductive health education and services. Since 2011, Youth Development and Empowerment Initiative (YEDI), an adolescent health organisation, has been working to improve the health and wellbeing of adolescents and their communities in Nigeria.

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