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Contents List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements I Orientation Prologue: contrasting city scenarios 1. Putting people at the heart of planning Introduction: the purpose of planning Time-bombs of health, climate and urbanization Planning at the cross-roads Reflection 2. A framework for understanding Towards an eco-system model of cities The settlement health map Interpretation of the health map Conclusion: ethics for planners II Inspiration 3. Shafts of light from the past Classical designers and the city of Priene The Mediaeval city: Siena Grand designs: Paris re-imagined Ethical entrepreneurs and Saltaire 4. The emergence of modern planning The public health revolution Ebenezer Howard and Garden Cities The pioneers in Britain and America Planning as civic design The British new towns Gaining the country but losing the plot 5. Beacons of hope Introduction: Healthy Cities Copenhagen: city of cyclists Kuopio: city of lakes and forests Freiburg: city of short distances Portland: breaking the neo-liberal taboo Lessons from inspirational cities III Cognition : understanding people and environment 6. Spatial planning for physical well-being Obesity, health and physical activity Active travel ? walking and cycling Active recreation Healthy diet Cautions and counsels 7. Planning for mental and social well-being Nature, greenspace, sun and sound Social networks and community Healthy, diverse neighbourhoods Social capital and empowerment Spatial planning recommendations 8. Planning for place equity Social justice and health inequalities Planning for all Work, income and spatial policy Housing and living conditions Movement and accessibility 9. Climate change and settlement planning The science of climate change Greenhouse gases, energy and planning Sustainable energy strategy Human ecology 10. The local ecology of cities Ecological resilience Green infrastructure Air quality and planning Sustainable urban water systems Biodiversity Local food production IV Navigation : a route map for healthy planning Criteria for judging healthy urban policy 11. Reality check: the economics of land and development The life-cycle of a plot Players in the development game Land and housing markets How land values shape the city Urban renewal and managing the market 12. Sustainable urban form Understanding urban form Centrifugal and centripetal forces Decentralization versus the compact city Polycentricity and linearity Five key urban form decision areas 13. Healthy neighbourhood design Introduction: the significance of locality The shape of neighbourhoods Spatial analysis and density The quality of place Conclusion: urban design 14. Urban dynamics Introduction: strategic planning issues Understanding the economic base of a city Population and housing Matching economic activity and population Transport infrastructure and economic development V. Perspiration : land, power and the planning process 14. The governance of land Is planning really necessary? Private and community property rights Comparative planning systems Local government powers Conclusion 16. The planning process and the role of planners Dimensions of planning: technical, political and executive From design to the rational planning process Heroic versus humdrum planning The medium is the message: collaborative planning Testing theory against practice Ethical planning 17. Putting principle into practice Making decisions in a pluralist society: engaging communities A cyclic planning process Case study: Stroud town centre Neighbourhood Plan Converting healthy rhetoric into healthy decisions Conclusion Epilogue Seven conclusions if we are serious about planning cities for well-being Final thought Index

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