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Find our main articles related to healthy cities, health impact assessment, good practices of cities and interviews with experts.
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Health & Cities
In 1948, the World Health Organisation (WHO) defined health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence...
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Healthy Cities launches a hub for knowledge sharing with new YouTube channel
Knowledge sharing is at the core of our network, which is why we are dedicated to making expert guidance accessible to anyone who seeks it. Explore...
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Urban Planning and Lifestyle with Marcus Grant
Join Marcus Grant, Editor-in-Chief at the Cities & Health journal, to explore the connections between urban planning and lifestyle.
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Farkadona - Greece: The Smart and Healthy Planning Story of a Small City
Farkadona, a small municipality in Greece, outlines its plan to capitalise on the existing natural landscape to build mental, physical, and natural...
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Innovation & Health Unite in the Healthy Re-development of Falerna’s Technological Park
The small Italian town of Falerna is committed to enabling the behaviors and lifestyles that foster a healthy population . Through the Healthy Cities...
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Alphen aan den Rijn: Becoming a Green-Blue City!
Alphen aan den Rijn is a municipality in the Dutch province of South-Holland. Originally a Roman city, it industrialised in the 19th and 20 th...
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Healthy Cities are Gender Equal Cities
What makes a city a healthy place to live, work, and socialise? And do planning needs differ depending on gender? For International Women’s Day this...
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Anykščiai: Healthy Through Culture
In 2019, the Municipality of Anykščiai District joined the URBACT “Healthy Cities” network. It was the first time the Municipality had become part of...
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HEALTHY CITIES: Bridging Urban Planning and Health
WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO PLAN AND DESIGN OUR CITIES FOR HEALTH Almost all u rban planning policies and actions have an impact on human health. Do you...
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Healthy Bradford
Our vision is to create an urban environment that is distinctive, successful and a great place to live, work and play. The ultimate idea is to create...