Planning healthy, liveable and sustainable cities: How can indicators inform policy?
Journal article
Lowe, Melanie, Whitzman, Carolyn, Badland, Hannah, Davern, Melanie, Aye, Lu, Hes, Dominique, Butterworth, Iain and Giles-Corti, Billie. (2015). Planning healthy, liveable and sustainable cities: How can indicators inform policy? Urban Policy and Research. 33(2), pp. 131 - 144. https://doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2014.1002606
Authors | Lowe, Melanie, Whitzman, Carolyn, Badland, Hannah, Davern, Melanie, Aye, Lu, Hes, Dominique, Butterworth, Iain and Giles-Corti, Billie |
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Abstract | Creating ‘liveable’ communities that are healthy and sustainable is an aspiration of policymakers in Australia and overseas. Indicators are being used at the national, state and local level to compare the liveability of cities and regions. Yet, there are challenges in the adoption of such indicators. Planning scholars see a challenge in creating indicators that measure something publicly valued, while public health researchers are concerned about scant systemic research on relationships between policies, the built environment, and health and well-being. This article provides an overview of liveability indicators used to date in Australia and internationally. It then outlines the results of consultations with Melbourne-based academics and decision-makers, on how to increase their utility and support the creation of healthy, liveable and sustainable cities. |
Keywords | liveability; social determinants of health; indicators; integrated planning; Melbourne |
Year | 2015 |
Journal | Urban Policy and Research |
Journal citation | 33 (2), pp. 131 - 144 |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISSN | 0811-1146 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2014.1002606 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84930541511 |
Open access | Open access |
Page range | 131 - 144 |
Research Group | School of Allied Health |
Author's accepted manuscript | |
Publisher's version | |
Additional information | This is an Accepted Manuscript version of the following article, accepted for publication in Urban Policy and Research. Melanie Lowe, Carolyn Whitzman, Hannah Badland, Melanie Davern, Lu Aye, Dominique Hes, Iain Butterworth & Billie Giles-Corti (2015) Planning Healthy, Liveable and Sustainable Cities: How Can Indicators Inform Policy?, Urban Policy and Research, 33:2, 131-144, DOI: 10.1080/08111146.2014.1002606 |
Place of publication | Australia |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/88z63/planning-healthy-liveable-and-sustainable-cities-how-can-indicators-inform-policy
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