A Brazilian study, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, showed important changes in built environments for physical activity, highlighting these chances across different regions of the city,
The Our Voice approach allowed Ciclovía users in Bogotá, Colombia, to identify opportunities to improve the enjoyment of their rights to health and recreation, to
Insights into life conditions of residents in social housing in Medellin, Colombia to contribute to the planning and management of healthier housing using a novel
Researchers demonstrated empirically that COVID-19 lockdowns damaged mood. In fact, their results indicate that there is a negative relationship between household density and the mood
We examined how levels women’s empowerment differ across cities and how it is linked to differences in infant mortality in Latin American cities.
Our systematic review of the impacts of neighbourhood design on well-being found strong evidence linking design principles such as walkability and access to green space with health and well-being.
To plan equitable climate interventions in times of systemic crisis, cities must be trauma-informed and make healing justice a key feature of urban resilience planning.
New research explores how design team professionals manage developers’ risks to integrate health into new urban development
Lack of ‘Ciclorutas’ (bicycle lanes) in Bogota’s neighbourhoods of low socio-economic status shows inequality in the access to active transportation options, potentially increasing health disparities.
New ways of integrating indigenous knowledge in landscape architecture design