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SUMMARY:Pathways to healthy urban living - Professor Mark Nieuwenhuijsen\,
  ISGlobal\, The Barcelona Institute for Global Health.
DTSTART:20180123T123000Z
DTEND:20180123T133000Z
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CONTACT:Paul Browne
DESCRIPTION:Over 50% of the world´s population is living in cities and th
 is is expected to rise to 70% over the next few decades.  Cities are socie
 ty’s predominant engine of innovation and wealth creation\, but also mai
 n sources of crime\, pollution\, and disease.   Partly due to poor urban a
 nd transport planning\, or the lack thereof\, we have cities that are too 
 car dominated.  All the urban planning in the world seems for cars\; Peopl
 e do not matter.  This has led to high air pollution and noise levels\, he
 at island effects and lack of green space and physical activity that are a
 ll detrimental to health.  For example\, a recent health impact assessment
  in Barcelona estimated that 20% of premature mortality was due to urban a
 nd transport related exposures.  Electric cars and/or autonomous vehicles 
 have been mentioned as possible solutions\, but they are unlikely to be\, 
 and solutions need to be sought elsewhere.\n\nA new long term visioning of
  healthy urban future is needed that bring health\, sustainability and liv
 able at the forefront of urban and transport planning.  Systemic approache
 s to the current problems and e.g. a shift away from our grey car centric 
 cities towards cities with more public and active transportation and green
  space are urgently needed. Collaboration between e.g. urban and transport
  planners\, environmentalists and public health professionals is essential
  to create healthy sustainable and livable cities.
LOCATION:Meeting Rooms 1&2\, MRC Epidemiology Unit\, Level 3\, Institute o
 f Metabolic Science\, Cambridge Biomedical Campus\, Cambridge CB2 0QQ
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