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Creating healthy and sustainable cities should be a global priority. Some cities prioritize 15-minute cities as a planning approach with co-benefits for health, climate change mitigation, equity, and economic recovery from COVID-19. Yet, as our recent Lancet Global Health series on “Urban Design, Transport, and Health” showed, many cities have a long way to go to achieve this vision. This policy guideline summarizes the main findings of the series, which assessed health and sustainability indicators for 25 cities in 19 countries. We then outline steps governments can take to strengthen policy frameworks and deliver more healthy, equitable, and sustainable built environments. The Lancet Global Health series provided clear evidence that cities need to transform urban governance to enable integrated planning for health and sustainability and commit to policy implementation. Evidence-informed indicators should be used to benchmark and monitor progress. Cities need policy frameworks that are comprehensive and consistent with evidence, with measurable policy targets to support implementation and accountability. The series provided evidence-informed thresholds for some key urban design and transport features, which can be embedded as policy targets. Policies and interventions must prioritize identifying and reducing inequities in access to health-supportive environments. Governments should also invest in open data and promote citizen-science programmes, to support indicator development and research for public benefit. We provide tools to replicate our indicators and an invitation to join our 1000 Cities Challenge via the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities.

This brief report outlines how Belfast, Northern Ireland, performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Belfast) Claire Cleland, Sara Ferguson & Ruth Hunter Suggested citation Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Belfast, Northern Ireland—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614024

This brief report outlines how Hong Kong, China, performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Hong Kong) Poh-Chin Lai & Ester Cerin Suggested citation Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Hong Kong, China—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614048 Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. 中國香港 — 健康和可持續城市指標報告: 與全球25個城市的比較 (Hong Kong, China — Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally. 繁體中文 翻譯: Poh-Chin Lai, Paulina Pui-Yun Wong, Winnie AY Wang). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614048 Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. 中国香港 — 健康与可持续城市指标报告: 与全球25个城市的比较 (Hong Kong, China — Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally. 简体中文 翻译: Poh-Chin Lai, Paulina Pui-Yun Wong, Wenhui Cai). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614048

This brief report outlines how Bern, Switzerland, performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Bern) Blaise Kropf, Marcel Beyeler & Klaus Gebel Suggested citations Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Bern, Switzerland—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614027 Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Bern, Schweiz — Bericht über gesunde und nachhaltige Stadtindikatoren: Internationaler Vergleich von 25 Städten (Bern, Switzerland — Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally. Deutsche Übersetzung: Klaus Gebel & Sylvia Titze). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614027

This brief report outlines how Mexico City performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Mexico City) Eugen Resendiz Bontrud & Deborah Salvo Suggested citations Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Mexico City, Mexico—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19586770 Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Ciudad de México, México — Informe de Indicadores de Ciudades Saludables y Sostenibles: Comparaciones con 25 ciudades a nivel internacional (Mexico City, Mexico — Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally. Traducción al español (México): Eugen Resendiz Bontrud). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19586770

This brief report outlines how Baltimore, USA, performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Baltimore) Jennifer D. Roberts & Jacob Carson Suggested citation Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Baltimore, USA—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614015

This brief report outlines how Vic, Spain, performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Vic) Xavier Delclòs Alió, Susana Aznar-Lain, Guillem Vich, Joan Carles Martori, Carme Miralles, Anna Puig-Ribera & Marta Rofin Suggested citations Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Vic, Spain—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614021 Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Vic, Espanya — Informe d'indicadors sobre ciutats saludables i sostenibles: Comparacions entre 25 ciutats a nivell internacional (Vic, Spain — Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally. Traducció catalana: Xavier Delclòs Alió, Joan Carles Martori, Javier Molina-García, Anna Puig-Ribera, Ana Queralt & Guillem Vich). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614021 Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Vic, España — Informe de Indicadores de ciudades saludables y sostenibles: Comparaciones con 25 ciudades a nivel internacional (Vic, Spain — Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally. Traducción al español (España): Xavier Delclòs Alió, Joan Carles Martori, Javier Molina-García, Anna Puig-Ribera, Ana Queralt & Guillem Vich). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614021

This brief report outlines how Valencia, Spain, performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Valencia) Javier Molina-García & Ana Queralt Suggested citations Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Valencia, Spain—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614021 Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Valencia, Espanya — Informe d'indicadors sobre ciutats saludables i sostenibles: Comparacions entre 25 ciutats a nivell internacional (Valencia, Spain — Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally. Traducció catalana: Xavier Delclòs Alió, Joan Carles Martori, Javier Molina-García, Anna Puig-Ribera, Ana Queralt & Guillem Vich). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614021 Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Valencia, España — Informe de Indicadores de ciudades saludables y sostenibles: Comparaciones con 25 ciudades a nivel internacional (Valencia, Spain — Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally. Traducción al español (España): Xavier Delclòs Alió, Joan Carles Martori, Javier Molina-García, Anna Puig-Ribera, Ana Queralt & Guillem Vich). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614021

This brief report outlines how Bangkok, Thailand, performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Bangkok) Kornsupha Nitvimol Suggested citation Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Bangkok, Thailand—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614018 Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. กรุงเทพมหานคร ประเทศไทย — รายงานตัวชี้วัดเมืองที่ดีต่อสุขภาพและยั่งยืน: เปรียบเทียบ 25 เมืองในระดับสากล (Bangkok, Thailand — Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally. แปลไทย: กรสุภา นิตย์วิมล). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614018

This brief report outlines how Odense performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Odense) Lars Breum Christiansen, Merete Hvid Dalnæs, Jasper Schipperijn & Jens Troelsen Suggested citation Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Odense, Denmark—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19586767 Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Odense, Danmark — Rapport om by indkatorer for sundhed og bæredygtighed: Internationalt sammenlignet med 25 byer (Odense, Denmark — Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally. Dansk Oversættelse: Jens Troelsen, Jasper Schipperijn). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19586767

This brief report outlines how Seattle, USA, performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Seattle) Jacob Carson & Anne Vernez Moudon Suggested citation Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Seattle, USA—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614069

This brief report outlines how Lisbon, Portugal, performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Lisbon) Carolina Ramos, Andreia Pizarro, Maria Paula Santos, David Vale & Claudia Viana Suggested citations Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Lisbon, Portugal—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614051 Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Lisboa, Portugal — Relatório de Indicadores urbanos saudáveis e sustentáveis: Comparações com 25 cidades a nível internacional (Lisbon, Portugal — Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally. Tradução Português (Portugal): Maria Paula Santos /Andreia Pizarro /David Vale). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614051

This brief report outlines how Chennai, India, performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Chennai) Deepti Adlakha & Felix John Suggested citation Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Chennai, India—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614030 Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. ெசன்ைன, இந்தியா — ஆேராக்கியமான மற்றும் நிைலயானநகரத்தின் குறிகாட்டிகள் அறிக்ைக: சர்வேதச அளவில் 25 நகரங்களுடன் ஒப்பீடு (Chennai, India — Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally. தமிழ் ெமாழிெபயர்ப்பு: ெபலிக்ஸ் ஜான்). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614030

This brief report outlines how Melbourne, Australia, performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Melbourne) Jonathan Arundel, Carl Higgs & Melanie Lowe Suggested citation Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Melbourne, Australia—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614057

This brief report outlines how Barcelona, Spain, performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Barcelona) Xavier Delclòs Alió, Susana Aznar-Lain, Guillem Vich, Joan Carles Martori, Carme Miralles, Anna Puig-Ribera & Marta Rofin Suggested citation Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Barcelona, Spain—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614021 Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Barcelona, Espanya — Informe d'indicadors sobre ciutats saludables i sostenibles: Comparacions entre 25 ciutats a nivell internacional (Barcelona, Spain — Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally. Traducció catalana: Xavier Delclòs Alió, Joan Carles Martori, Javier Molina-García, Anna Puig-Ribera, Ana Queralt & Guillem Vich). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614021 Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Barcelona, España — Informe de Indicadores de ciudades saludables y sostenibles: Comparaciones con 25 ciudades a nivel internacional (Barcelona, Spain — Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally. Traducción al español (España): Xavier Delclòs Alió, Joan Carles Martori, Javier Molina-García, Anna Puig-Ribera, Ana Queralt & Guillem Vich). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614021

This brief report outlines how Adelaide, Australia, performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Adelaide) Jonathan Arundel, Pinki Bhasin Mishra, Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Carmel Williams Suggested citation Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Adelaide, Australia—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614009

This brief report outlines how Graz, Austria, performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Graz) Bernhard Inninger, Oliver Konrad, Sylvia Titze & Klaus Gebel Suggested citation Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Graz, Austria—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614039 Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Graz, Österreich — Bericht über gesunde und nachhaltige Stadtindikatoren: Internationaler Vergleich von 25 Städten (Graz, Austria — Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally. Deutsche Übersetzung: Klaus Gebel & Sylvia Titze). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614039

This brief report outlines how Hanoi, Vietnam, performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Hanoi) Thanh Phuong Ho, Mark Stevenson & Minh Hieu Trinh Suggested citation Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Hanoi, Vietnam—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614045 Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Hà Nội,Việt Nam — Báo cáo về các chỉ số thành phố lành mạnh và bền vững: so sánh với 25 thành phố quốc tế (Hanoi, Vietnam — Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally. Bản dịch tiếng Việt: Thanh Phuong Ho). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614045

This brief report outlines how Maiduguri, Nigeria, performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Maiduguri) Babatunji Omotara, Adewale L. Oyeyemi, Adetoyeje Oyeyemi, Adamu Ahmad Rufai & Garba Sambo Suggested citations Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Maiduguri, Nigeria—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614054 Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Maiduguri, Najeriya — Rahoton Manufofin Birni Lafiya da Dorewa: Kwatanta da birane 25 na duniya (Maiduguri, Nigeria — Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally. Fassarar Hausa: Isa Muhammad Tanko). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614054

This brief report outlines how Phoenix, USA, performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Phoenix) Marc Adams, Hannah Hook & Geoff Boeing Suggested citation Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Phoenix, USA—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614063

This brief report outlines how Cologne, Germany, performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Cologne) Anne Luise Müller & Klaus Gebel Suggested citation Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Cologne, Germany—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614033 Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Köln, Deutschland — Bericht über gesunde und nachhaltige Stadtindikatoren: Internationaler Vergleich von 25 Städten (Cologne, Germany — Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally. Deutsche Übersetzung: Klaus Gebel & Sylvia Titze). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614033

This brief report outlines how Olomouc, Czechia, performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Olomouc) Jan Dygrýn, Josef Mitáš, Michal Vorlíček, Lea Maňákova & Karel Frömel Suggested citation Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Olomouc, Czechia—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614060 Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Olomouc, Česko — Zpráva o indikátorech zdravého a udržitelného města: Mezinárodní srovnání 25 měst (Olomouc, Czechia — Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally. Český překlad: Jan Dygrýn, Josef Mitáš). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614060

This brief report outlines how Ghent, Belgium, performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Ghent) Sien Benoit, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Maite Dewinter, Delfien Van Dyck, Nico Van de Weghe & Frank Witlox Suggested citation Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Ghent, Belgium—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614036 Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Gent, België — Rapport - indicatoren van een gezonde en duurzame stad: Internationale vergelijkingen met 25 steden (Ghent, Belgium — Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally. Nederlands Vertaling: Delfien Van Dyck). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614036

This brief report outlines how Auckland, New Zealand, performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Auckland) Tamara Bozovic, Erica Hinckson & Suzanne Mavoa Suggested citation Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Auckland, New Zealand—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614012 Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa — Rīpoata Whakatūtohu Hauora, Whakatūtohu Whakauka Ngā whakatauritenga mo ngā tāone 25 mai ngā tōpito katoa o te ao (Auckland, New Zealand — Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally. Te Whakamāoritanga nā: Hunaara Waerehu). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614012

This brief report outlines how Sydney, Australia, performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Sydney) Jonathan Arundel, Pinki Bhasin Mishra, Carl Higgs & Melanie Lowe Suggested citation Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Sydney, Australia—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614072

This brief report outlines how São Paulo, Brazil, performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators Ligia Vizeu Barrozo & Alex Antonio Florindo Suggested citations Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Sao Paulo, Brazil—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614066 Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. São Paulo, Brasil — Relatório de Indicadores de Cidades Saudáveis e Sustentáveis: Comparações internacionais com 25 cidades (Sao Paulo, Brazil — Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally. Tradução Português (Brasil): Ligia Vizeu Barrozo & Alex Antonio Florindo). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19614066