Shaping Neighbourhoods: For Local Health and Global Sustainability

Shaping Neighbourhoods is unique in combining all aspects of the spatial planning of neighbourhoods and towns whilst emphasising positive outcomes for people's health and global sustainability. This new edition retains the combination of radicalism, evidence-based advice and pragmatism that made earlier editions so popular. This updated edition strengthens guidance in relation to climate change and biodiversity, tackling crises of population health that are pushing up health-care budgets, but have elements of their origins in poor place spatial planning - such as isolation, lack of everyday physical activity, and respiratory problems. It is underpinned by new research into how people use their localities, and the best way to achieve inclusive, healthy, low-carbon settlements. The guide can assist with: - Understanding the principles for planning healthy and sustainable neighbourhoods and towns- Planning collaborative and inclusive processes for multi-sectoral working- Developing know-how and skills in matching local need with urban form- Discovering new ways to integrate development with natural systems - Designing places with character and recognising good urban formWhether you are a student faced with a local planning project; a public health professional, planner, urban designer or developer involved in new development or regeneration; a council concerned with promoting healthy and sustainable environments; or a community group wanting to improve your neighbourhood - you will find help here.

Politics & Social Sciences

Barton, Hugh

Grant, Marcus

Guise, Richard

Social Sciences

Routledge

"Shaping Neighbourhoods is unique in combining all aspects of the spatial planning of neighbourhoods and towns whilst emphasizing positive outcomes for peoples health and global sustainability. This new edition retains the combination of radicalism, evidence-based advice and pragmatism that made earlier editions so popular. This updated edition strengthens guidance in relation to climate change and biodiversity, tackling crises of population health that are pushing up health care budgets, but have elements of their origins in poor place spatial planning - such as isolation, lack of everyday physical activity, and respiratory problems. It is underpinned by new research into how people use their localities, and the best way to achieve inclusive, healthy, low-carbon settlements. The guide can assist with: Understanding the principles for planning healthy and sustainable neighbourhoods and towns Planning collaborative and inclusive processes for multi-sectoral working Developing know-how and skills in matching local need with urban form Discovering new ways to integrate development with natural systems Designing places with character and recognising good urban form Whether you are a student faced with a local planning project; a public heath professional, planner, urban designer or developer involved in new development or regeneration; a council concerned with promoting healthy and sustainable environments; a community group wanting to improve your neighbourhood - you will find help here"--

Current policies in planning emphasise the importance of rejuvenating neighbourhoods. This new guide bridges the gap between rhetoric and reality, promoting an interprofessional and collaborative approach to making localities work. The objective is to design neighbourhoods that are healthy, safe, friendly and attractive for residents and users, whilst being more self-sustaining in terms of water, energy, local services and work. Social inclusion, accessibility and the quality of the public realm are central tenets. Shaping Neighbourhoods is distinctive in showing not only what should be done but also how it could be done. Expounded with illustrations and case-studies, this practical guide provides a beneficial reference for planners and all those involved in the processes of urban design.

This substantially revised and important second edition comes at a pivotal time, with both a strong agenda of localism in planning and with public health professionals now realising the vital importance of shaping urban environments in order to reduce the burden of disease and support better health outcomes. This guide ensures you: <ul>
<li>understand the underlying principles for planning healthy and sustainable neighbourhoods and towns</li> <li>plan the collaborative and inclusive processes needed for multi-sectoral cooperation</li> <li>develop know-how and skills in matching local need with urban form</li> <li>discover new ways to integrate development with natural systems</li> <li>design places with character and recognise good urban form</li> <li>guide communities, and advise developers, in the creation of successful and sustainable places for living.</li>
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Containing many new case studies and a wealth of new research, this new edition has benefited from previous user feedback. Shaping Neighbourhoods is the indispensable guide for bridging the gulf between theory and practice, between planning authorities, investors and communities, and between different professional perspectives. Whether you are a student faced with a local planning project; a planner, urban designer or developer involved in new development; a health authority concerned with promoting physical activity; or a community group wanting to improve your neighbourhood; this book is for you.

Working Together to Reduce Harmful Drinking

This book is intended to contribute to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol. It explores areas where alcohol producers’ technical competence can and does make a positive contribution to reducing harmful drinking and where industry input has been welcomed by WHO. The book describes each of these areas: producing beer, wine, and spirits; addressing availability of noncommercial beverages; pricing, marketing, and selling beverage alcohol; encouraging responsible choices; and working with others. The final chapter sets out views of how alcohol producers can contribute to reducing harmful drinking in countries where they are present. The messages recurring throughout the book are that reasonable regulation provides the context for good alcohol policy, excessive regulation often leads to unintended negative consequences, leading producers have a proud record of making positive contributions to implementing effective alcohol policies - but there are opportunities to do much more.

Working Together to Reduce Harmful Drinking: To Reduce Harmful Drinking

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Leverton, Mark

Mental Health

Alcohol: The Prevention Debate (Routledge Library Editions: Alcohol and Alcoholism)

Ritson, Bruce

Addiction & Recovery

First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &amp; Francis, an informa company.

Drinking Patterns and their Consequences (ICAP Series on Alcohol in Society)

Litvak, Jorge

Taylor&Francis

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Shaping Neighbourhoods: For Local Health and Global Sustainability

Shaping Neighbourhoods: For Local Health and Global Sustainability

Shaping Neighbourhoods: For Local Health and Global Sustainability

Shaping Neighbourhoods: For Local Health and Global Sustainability

Shaping Neighbourhoods: For Local Health and Global Sustainability

Shaping Neighbourhoods: For Local Health and Global Sustainability

Working Together to Reduce Harmful Drinking: To Reduce Harmful Drinking

Alcohol: The Prevention Debate (Routledge Library Editions: Alcohol and Alcoholism)

Drinking Patterns and their Consequences (ICAP Series on Alcohol in Society)