[HTML][HTML] The Superblock model: A review of an innovative urban model for sustainability, liveability, health and well-being

M Nieuwenhuijsen, A de Nazelle, MC Pradas… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Current urban and transport planning practices have significant negative health,
environmental, social and economic impacts in most cities. New urban development models …

Shaping urban environments to improve respiratory health: recommendations for research, planning, and policy

M Nieuwenhuijsen, A de Nazelle… - The Lancet …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Urban areas carry a large burden of acute (infectious) and chronic respiratory diseases due
to environmental conditions such as high levels of air pollution and high population …

The Health-Related and Learning Performance Effects of Air Pollution and Other Urban-Related Environmental Factors on School-Age Children and Adolescents—A …

IV Roche, M Ubalde-Lopez, C Daher… - Current environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This scoping review aims to assess the impact of air pollution,
traffic noise, heat, and green and blue space exposures on the physical and cognitive …

Factors and framing effects in support for net zero policies in the United Kingdom

W Poortinga, L Whitmarsh, K Steentjes, E Gray… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Achieving ambitious carbon reduction targets requires transformative change to society, with
behaviour change playing an important role. Climate change mitigation ('net zero') policies …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in motor traffic in London's Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and boundary roads

A Thomas, R Aldred - Case Studies on Transport Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper meta-analyses traffic data extracted from monitoring reports for 46 Low Traffic
Neighbourhood schemes in 11 London boroughs introduced between May 2020 and May …

Urban policies and the creation of healthy urban environments: A review of government housing and transport policy documents in the United Kingdom

G Bates, MN Hasan, A Barnfield… - Journal of Urban Affairs, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Urban environments are key health determinants and play a critical role in improving health
outcomes and equity. However, urban policies in the United Kingdom (UK) and globally …

Traffic Circle—An Example of Sustainable Home Zone Design

S Majer, A Sołowczuk - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
A significant number of new metered parking systems have been introduced in recent years
by the local authorities of various spa towns in Poland in connection with home zone …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of a low traffic neighbourhood intervention on urban noise measured with low-cost sensors in Oxford, UK

FCP Leach, J Yang, V Shankar, S Cole… - … Research Part D …, 2024 - Elsevier
Noise pollution, particularly in urban environments, is often caused by road traffic and is
linked to increased risk of a range of adverse health outcomes. In recent years, Low Traffic …

[HTML][HTML] Towards truly sustainable mobility

J De Vos - Transportation research interdisciplinary perspectives, 2024 - Elsevier
Although sustainability is an important goal in transport policies, the focus is often on
environmental sustainability, mostly ignoring economic and social aspects of sustainability …

Healthy public spaces for children within neighbourhoods through urban transformations

S Chatterjee, C Dutta - Cities & health, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Public spaces have many tangible health benefits for children. This paper draws on the work
developed by the authors working closely with UNICEF, UN-Habitat, and WHO to …