This paper discusses this important body of literature with a view to initiating and supporting the ongoing evolution of interdisciplinary exchange between the health and built environment disciplines.

The Healthy Built Environments Program has completed a major scholarly literature review examining the role of the built environment in supporting human health as part of everyday living. The principal aim of the Review is to establish an evidence base that supports the development, prioritisation and implementation of healthy built environment policies and practices. The...

This report examines existing international and Australian evidence around the links between housing and health to better understand the gaps in the evidence and suggest a way forward for research in Australia.

The importance of place and place-making has long been advocated by urban planners, geographers and philosophers. In reflecting on contemporary social and community planning, this paper will look to luminaries for inspiration for how we as researchers, practitioners, educators and students might work alongside communities seeking ways to create and sustain contented, healthy and resilient...

Nature strips form an important part of residential streetscapes, yet there is limited understanding of their function, nor an appreciation of the important role that they can play in an aesthetic, environmental or social sense. This paper presents research on the role and potential of local nature strips.