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Young people are satisfied with many aspects of their local area except for active travel to school and for those living in rural areas. There was strong correlation between living in more crime prone areas and feeling unsafe.

The epigenome may provide a necessary link to advance knowledge of the biological pathways underlying the urban environmental impact on cognitive impairment and neurodegenerative disease risk. Broadening understanding of these pathways will help fuel multi-sectoral collaboration with decision makers to advance urban environmental health for human cognitive benefit.

City makers need to stop making cities for ‘normal’ circumstances. Cities are liveable only when they can respond and reflect on and learn from disruptions and consequently adapt and change.City makers, policy makers

Who supports proposals to manage if, when and where new takeaways can open near schools? According to our recent study,over 50% of adults living in Great Britain!

Our study introduces and reviews how the built environment and its relation to population health are assessed in the literature. We did this by identifying methodological shortcomings and research potentials that need to be addressed jointly. Our assessment aims to undertake multiple health issues in an integrated manner, and identify priorities within the city whereby health is a primary goal.

Apartment kitchens need to be better designed to support healthy food practices.

We ask whether streetscape design can be used to alleviate anxiety. Let’s understand how we can alleviate anxiety of the people on streets through their daily experiences while walking.

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.

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.

With so many different forms of guidance available for incorporating health into planning, our study evaluated what makes a healthy planning framework successful.

As emerging challenges have made urban areas increasingly vulnerable, jeopardizing the health and well-being of their inhabitants, resilience should be seen as a pathway for healthy cities and integrated into urban planning practices. This study shows if and how existing indicator frameworks can identify urban systemic vulnerabilities and priorities for resilience building to provide local authorities with evidence crucial in planning for healthy and resilient cities.

Cities need to be aware of their vulnerabilities to local emergencies. They also need to understand which urban planning, design and management strategies work best to build resilience. We reviewed the latest scientific evidence to identify the most effective preparedness strategies for different emergency scenarios, analysing co- and dis-benefits among them. Ideas and tools for local authorities and communities in general to build back better.