Regenerating small historic villages: Critical issues, strategies and visions for salutogenic hamlets
The study investigates critical issues and strategies for the regeneration and valorisation of small historical villages through interviews with opinion leaders. The debate is strengthened by the analysis of scientific literature and concrete cases in Italy.
Peri-urban landscapes and the potential of integrated foodscapes to support healthy cities
As the global urban population grows, food production and housing are currently ‘competing’ with each other for land on the edges of cities. Both essential urban components, this research supports town planning and urban design professionals to explore alternative peri-urban land use typologies, where food production and housing co-exist for greater urban health and resilience.
Which tool to choose? An evaluation of the design and implementation of healthy planning frameworks in the UK
With so many different forms of guidance available for incorporating health into planning, our study evaluated what makes a healthy planning framework successful.