Forbes November 8, 2024
City leaders and planners have been urged to put health at the heart of urban development in a new report.
The new edition of the Healthy and Climate-Resilient Cities report by Bupa, C40 Cities and the Norman Foster Foundation looks at how stakeholders can create health-centred and climate resilient urban environments.
It argues city leaders and urban designers of the future will need to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to protect the population from the devastating impacts of climate change.
In order to achieve this, the report calls for city leaders to prioritise health-focused urban design.
This includes seeing health as the foundation for equitable and just climate-resilient city planning.
And accelerating adaptation efforts that will build city...
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