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Tag: Commission on Creating Healthy Cities

What Creates Healthy Cities?

Posted on: 22 July 2022 Last updated on: 10 October 2025 Written by: gchuoxford
Following the conclusion of the Commission on Creating Healthy Cities, the GCHU has published the Commission’s report following a launch event at the House of Lords.
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Recent Posts

22 Apr

Urban Form, Climate and Health: Reflections from Oxford and the Global South

In this blog, GCHU Global Visiting Research Associate, Dr. Karol Carminatti Baumgärtner, explores how urban form, climate and public health can be integrated to support more effective planning in small and medium-sized cities facing the climate crisis.
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26 Feb

Visions for reconstructing Gaza’s urban infrastructure:  Phoenix from the ashes?

In this blog, GCHU Research Associate Timothy J. Dixon examines the competing visions for Gaza’s future and looks at the implications for reconstructing urban infrastructure, including health services.
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11 Feb

What do Britain’s new towns teach us about healthy urbanism?

GCHU intern Hannah Poultney reflects on some of the lessons learnt from Britain’s new towns which offers benefits beyond providing housing to improving health and well-being, protecting biodiversity and addressing the climate change challenge.
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09 Feb

Building Greener New Towns: Implementing Sustainable Supply Chains in New Urban Development

In this blog, GCHU intern Hannah Smith elaborates on the significance of innovative methods of sustainable supply chain management in building sustainable new towns.
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04 Dec

Can citizen-led urban planning help us create healthy and adaptive cities?

Ahead of the next GCHU Public Seminar in January 2026, this blog explores how a more deliberative (or citizen-led) approach to urban health adaptation planning can help create cities that are healthier and more responsive and resilient to climate change.…
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