The built environment has an important role to play in supporting human health as part of everyday living. This paper examines what the most effective built environment interventions are that support human health.

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...