From: Co-creating sustainable urban metabolism towards healthier cities
A clean, safe, high-quality physical environment (including housing quality) An ecosystem which is stable now and sustainable in the long-term A strong, mutually supportive and non-exploitive community A high degree of public participation in and control over the decisions affecting one’s life, health, and well-being The meeting of basic needs (food, water, shelter, income, safety, and work) for all the city’s people Access to a wide variety of experiences and resources with the possibility of multiple contacts, interaction, and communication A diverse, vital, and innovative city economy Encouragement of connectedness with the past, with the cultural and biological heritage, and with other groups and individuals A city form that is compatible with and enhances the above parameters and behaviors An optimum level of appropriate public-health and sick-care services accessible to all High health status (both high positive health status and low disease status) |