Lancet Series 2022: Urban Design, Transport, and Health
2022
This Lancet Series examines the essential role of good city planning in supporting health. Following up on the 2016 series on the same topic, this set of articles reflects on policy indicators and planning approaches that bridge urban design, transport, and population health. Articles in the series reflect on the important role of monitoring and evaluation, and related commentaries emphasize the necessity of city planning in climate change mitigation and sustainable city adaptations.
Series papers include:
- City Planning Policies to Support Health and Sustainability: An International Comparison of Policy Indicators for 25 Cities
- Determining Thresholds for Spatial Urban Design and Transport Features That Support Walking to Create Healthy and Sustainable Cities: Findings From the IPEN Adult Study
- Using Open Data and Open-Source Software to Develop Spatial Indicators of Urban Design and Transport Features for Achieving Healthy and Sustainable Cities
- What Next? Expanding Our View of City Planning and Global Health, and Implementing and Monitoring Evidence-Informed Policy
The series is accompanied by an audio interview and an infographic reflecting on key takeaways.
Lancet Series 2022: Urban Design, Transport, and Health
Source:
Urban Design, Transport, and Health. The Lancet Global Health 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022.