Checklist for healthy and sustainable communities

Anthony G. Capon; Edward J. Blakely

doi:10.1071/NB07066

RESEARCH ARTICLE

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Checklist for healthy and sustainable communities

Anthony G. Capon ^A ^B ^D and Edward J. Blakely ^C

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^A Australian Health Policy Institute, The University of Sydney.

^B National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University.

^C Planning Research Centre, The University of Sydney.

^D Corresponding author. Email: acapon@med.usyd.edu.au

NSW Public Health Bulletin 18(4) 51-54 https://doi.org/10.1071/NB07066
Published: 8 June 2007

Abstract

This paper describes a 10-point checklist for the planning and development of healthy and sustainable communities. The 10 domains in the checklist are essentially physical characteristics of places. Each domain has relevance to the health of people living in the place, and to the sustainability of the environment. The checklist is intended as a tool for those who plan, develop and manage urban environments. Such tools can be valuable for assessing the health and environmental impacts of decisions made by urban and transport planners, and businesses engaged in land development and infrastructure projects.

Acknowledgement

This work was enabled by financial support from the Oxford Health Alliance (http://www.oxha.org).

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