Links
Organisations - NGOs, academic institutions, etc.
- Active Living Research: http://www.activelivingresearch.org/index.php
- Australian Health Policy Institute (AHPI) http://www.ahpi.health.usyd.edu.au/
- Architecture for Humanity http://www.architectureforhumanity.org/
- Cities in Africa Project http://www.citiesinafrica.uct.ac.za/
- Commission on Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) - health page at http://www.cabe.org.uk/default.aspx?contentitemid=1268
- Cycling Resource Centre (Australia) http://www.cyclingresourcecentre.org.au/
- Design Can Change: www.designcanchange.org
- Design Trust for Public Space http://www.designtrust.org/home/home.html
- Global Cities exhibition, Tate Modern, London (20 June to 27 August): http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/exhibitions/globalcities/default.shtm
- Global Studio at the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning at the University of Sydney http://www.theglobalstudio.com/
- Healthy Cities, Belfast http://www.belfasthealthycities.com/urban.html
- International Academy for Design and Health http://www.designandhealth.com/
- Land Use and Health http://www.healthyplanning.org/
- Open Architecture Network: www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/
- Open Space - the research centre for inclusive access to outdoor environments http://www.openspace.eca.ac.uk/
- Ove Arup http://www.arup.com/index.cfm
- Premier's Council on Active Living (New South Wales, Australia) http://www.pcal.nsw.gov.au/index.html
- Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment http://www.princes-foundation.org/
- Project Locus, addresses critical problems in underserved communities www.projectlocus.org
- Scottish Physical Activity Research Collaboration (SPARColl) http://www.sparcoll.org.uk/
- Slow Cities movement http://www.slowmovement.com/slow_cities.php
- Student Landscape Institute Council, http://www.slic.info/
- The Center for Health Design http://www.healthdesign.org/
- UN Habitat http://www.unhabitat.org/
- Vitamin G (Dutch only) http://www.nivel.nl/projecten/vitamineg/
- Walk 21 http://www.walk21.com/
- Walk England (social enterprise, working in partnerships to promote walking as a way to be healthy, travel and relax) http://www.walkengland.org.uk/
- Walking Works http://www.walkingworks.org.uk/
- WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Cities and Urban Policy (University of the West of England) http://www.built-environment.uwe.ac.uk/
- WHO Regional Office for Europe - Healthy Cities http://www.euro.who.int/healthy-cities
- World Changing: An online publication filled with articles, opinions and examples for building a better and more sustainable future http://www.worldchanging.com/
- WSP Environmental http://www.wspgroup.com/environmental/
Government initiatives (UK)
- www.healthyurbandevelopment.nhs.uk
- Olympics: London 2012 http://www.london2012.org/en
Private-sector projects
- Active Living by Design http://www.activelivingbydesign.org/
- Peabody Trust http://www.peabody.org.uk/?r=633112766124375000
Major reports
- Promoting Physical Activity and Active Living in Urban Environments (WHO, 2006) http://www.euro.who.int/
Tools
- Active Design - a Sport England document promoting opportunities for sport and physical activity through good design http://www.sportengland.org/active_design_complete.pdf
- Design for Health (University of Minnesota collaboration) http://www.designforhealth.net/
- ‘Design for play: a guide for creating successful play spaces’ (UK): http://publications.everychildmatters.gov.uk/default.aspx?PageFunction=productdetails&PageMode=publications&ProductId=DCSF-00631-2008&
- Design my School: Provides tools, ideas and resources for teachers, students and parents to participate in re-imagining their school http://www.designmyschool.net/
- Healthy by Design: A planners' guide to environments for active living (Heart Foundation, Australia): http://www.heartfoundation.com.au/index.cfm?page=422
- Healthy Community Design and Access to Healthy Food Legislation Database (US): http://www.ncsl.org/programs/environ/healthyCommunity/healthycommunitydb.htm
- Health Promotion and sustainability through Environmental Design: A Guide for Planning (Christchurch City Council, New Zealand) http://www.ccc.govt.nz/Environment/HPSTED/
- Placecheck http://www.placecheck.info/
- Royal Town Planning Institute list of key websites and documents on ‘Health and spatial planning’ http://www.rtpi.org.uk/item/362/23/5/3#HealthandSpatialPlanning
- Second Life: An online 3D world, imagined, created, and owned by its resident where users can explore, build, socialise and participate in their own economy http://secondlife.com
- Sketchup: A free modeling program allows users to easily construct 3D structures that can be placed on images from Google Earth and shared with other users http://sketchup.google.com
- WalkIt.com (tool for planning walking in UK cities)Ê http://www.walkit.com/
- Walk Score - a Google-Maps-based calculator of walkability of your neighbourhood: http://www.walkscore.com/index.shtml
- Workplace travel planning (Transport for London) http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/workplacetravelplanning/7586.aspx
Blogs
- Inhabitat: A weblog on sustainable design and living http://inhabitat.com /
Events
- 23-25 September 51st IFHP World Congress: Futures of Cities, Copenhagen http://www.ifhp2007copenhagen.dk
- Building for Health http://www.buildingforhealth.co.uk/index.shtml
- International Academy for Design and Health http://www.designandhealth.com/
- Urbanism, Environment and Health: Fenner Conference 2006 http://nceph.anu.edu.au/Fenner2006/index.htm
- Global events on urban health (WHO Kobe Centre) http://www.who.or.jp/latestjs/index.html
Networking websites or networks
- Architecture for Humanity http://architectureforhumanity.org/
- Climate Connection (UK collaborative online initiative linking public health and the environment) http://www.theclimateconnection.org/home
- Open Architecture Network http://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/
- Social Design Site http://www.socialdesignsite.com/
- Urban Design Alliance (UDAL) http://www.udal.org.uk/index.html
- Your Development - Creating Sustainable Neighbourhoods http://www.yourdevelopment.org
OxHA
- Design publications on OxHA website http://www.oxha.org/
