Healthiest English Local Authorities have almost 1/2 the housing density & 1/5 more green space ...
... than the least healthy ones.Obesity and Land Use.New research published by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has revealed the clear link between land use and public health in English cities.The report, City Health Check – How Design Can Save Lives and Money, compares three major health issues: diabetes, obesity in children, and physical activity in the nine most populated cities in England - Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield.The report argued that:taxpayers could save nearly £1bn a year if people could be encouraged to walk more each weekaround 75 per cent of people in the top English cities do not meet their recommended levels of exerciseEngland's obesity epidemic could be eased if cities and towns invested in better public spaces and green infrastructurethe healthiest local authorities in English cities have almost half the housing density and a fifth more green space than the least healthy ones.SOURCE: http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/general/news/stories/2014/february14/060214/060214_6
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