Putting people at the heart of planning the purpose of planning Time-bombs of health, climate and urbanization Planning at the cross-roads Reflection A framework for understanding Towards an ecosystem model of cities The Settlement Health Map Interpretation of the Settlement Health Map ethics for planners Shafts of light from the past Hippodamus and the city of Priene The mediaeval city: Siena Grand designs Ethical entrepreneurs The emergence of modern planning The public health revolution Ebenezer Howard and Garden Cities The pioneers in Britain and America Planning as civic design The British new towns Gaining the country but losing the plot beacons of hope WHO healthy cities Copenhagen: city of cyclists Kuopio: city of lakes and forests Freiburg: city of short distances Portland: breaking the neo-liberal taboo Lessons from inspirational cities physical health, lifestyle and planning obesity, health and physical activity Active travel: walking and cycling Active recreation Healthy diet Cautions and counsels Planning for mental and social well-being Nature, greenspace, sun and sound Social networks and community Healthy, diverse neighbourhoods Social capital and empowerment Spatial planning recommendations Planning for place equity Social justice and health inequalities Planning for all Work, income and spatial policy Housing and living conditions Movement and accessibility Climate change and settlement planning The threat of climate change Greenhouse gases, energy and planning Sustainable energy strategy human ecology The local ecology of cities Ecological resilience Green infrastructure Air quality, health and planning Sustainable urban water systems Biodiversity Local food production a route map for healthy planning Criteria for judging healthy urban policy Reality check: the economics of land and development The life-cycle of a plot Players in the development game Land and housing markets How land values shape the city Urban renewal and managing the market Sustainable urban form Understanding urban form Centrifugal and centripetal forces Decentralization versus the compact city Polycentricity and linearity Five key urban form decision areas Healthy neighbourhood design the significance of locality The shape of neighbourhoods Spatial analysis and density The quality of place urban design Urban dynamics strategic planning issues Understanding the economic base of a city Population and housing Matching economic activity and population Transport infrastructure and economic development The governance of land Is planning really necessary? Private and community property rights Comparative planning systems Local government powers The planning process and the role of planners Dimensions of planning: technical, political and executive From design to the rational planning process Heroic versus humdrum planning The medium is the message: collaborative planning Testing theory against practice Ethical planning Putting principle into practice Community engagement: making decisions in a pluralist society A cyclic planning process Case study: Stroud town centre Neighbourhood Plan Converting healthy rhetoric into healthy decisions.