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. 2012 Jun 2;379(9831):2079-108.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60435-8. Epub 2012 May 30.

Shaping cities for health: complexity and the planning of urban environments in the 21st century

Yvonne Rydin  1 , Ana Bleahu, Michael Davies, Julio D Dávila, Sharon Friel, Giovanni De Grandis, Nora Groce, Pedro C Hallal, Ian Hamilton, Philippa Howden-Chapman, Ka-Man Lai, C J Lim, Juliana Martins, David Osrin, Ian Ridley, Ian Scott, Myfanwy Taylor, Paul Wilkinson, James Wilson
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Shaping cities for health: complexity and the planning of urban environments in the 21st century

Yvonne Rydin et al. Lancet. .

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  • Lancet. 2012 Aug 18;380(9842):650
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Figure 1
Figure 1. World population growth, 1950-2050
Data are from reference .
Figure 2
Figure 2. Proportion of the world population living in urban areas
Data are from reference .
Figure 3
Figure 3. Burden of disease in cities and in groups within cities
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Figure 4. Health problems in different urban contexts
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Figure 5. Health outcomes and the urban environment: connections
Figure 6
Figure 6. The urban-rural divide in access to improved sanitation, 2008
Data are from reference .
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Figure 7. Connections between urban sanitation and wastewater treatment
Figure 8
Figure 8. Connections between the built indoor environment and health
VOC=volatile organic compounds. Reproduced with the consent of Wilkinson and colleagues.
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Figure 9. Urban connections between transportation and health
Figure 10
Figure 10. Bogota’s bicycle path (Ciclorutas) network
Figure 11
Figure 11. Bogota’s Transmilenio Bus Rapid Transit system
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Figure 12
Connections of the urban heat island and health
Figure 13
Figure 13. The association between temperature and mortality in London
Temperatures are 2-day maximum temperatures after adjustment for potential confounders. The shaded area shows the 95% CIs. Data are from reference .
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Figure 14. City centre farming
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Figure 15
A visionary plan for Guangming Smartcity, China
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Figure 16
The creation of a virtuous cycle of connections with urban agriculture
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