Routledge Healthy Cities and Urban Policy Research

Healthy Cites and Urban Policy Research is a collection of papers by leading experts from academia or international organisations who have been involved in the Healthy Cities Movement. It is the first academic work to combine public health with urban planning. Contemporary issues from various perspectives are included which address evaluation, evidence-based practice, accountability, community participation and information technology. Review 'For those readers coming fresh to the issue of Healthy Cities, the book provides a useful history, introduction and overview.' Rob Atkinson, Local Government Studies Summer 2004