Poor urban and transport planning plays a pivotal part in the development of human health issues. The event organised by Elsevier aims to discuss possible solutions and strategies to promote healthy urban development.

Tomorrow, Tuesday 8th of November, Mar Delgado, coordinator of the IN-HABIT project and Professor at the University of Cordoba, will attend the Urban Transitions event organised by Elsevier.

From the Elsevier website:

Cities suffer from many environmental, climate change and health problems. Poor urban and transport planning is part of the problem, but can also be part of the solution. There is great potential for improvement through targeted and integrated policies. However, the urban environment is a complex interlinked system. Decision-makers need enhanced understanding of the linkages involved, cities need better knowledge, and multi-sectorial approaches are needed to tackle the current problems. Urban Transitions 2022 will address science and practice and provide pathways to low carbon, liveable, equitable and healthy cities.

Topics include:

• Cities (concepts)
• Land use and transport (interrelations, planning, design and engineering)
• Planning, environment and health (exposures, epidemiology, health impacts)
• Nature based solutions/green cities
• Justice and inequality
• Engagement, impacts and education

View the extended list of topics

Target audience

This conference will be of interest to researchers, policy makers and practitioners in:

• Urban planning
• Architecture
• Transport planning
• Environmental science and exposure assessment
• Climate change
• Public health (epidemiologists, health impact assessment)
• Citizens science
• Social science
• Policy and decision making