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Future of health and healthcare provision in cities. Future of cities: working paper

Working Paper

Government Office for Science, 2016

Document Status

Current

Supplement

Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning

Series

Working Paper

Abstract

Summarises the results of a workshop held to discuss the future of health and healthcare provision in UK cities. Explores changes in the sector over the last 50 years; worst case scenarios for the future of health and healthcare provision in cities; designing the future city of healthcare; and policy design. Concludes that healthy cities can be developed by adopting a holistic strategy to include high quality green space, high quality public spaces, making cycling and walking easy.

Author

Dunn, N. and Coulton, C.

History

Foresight Future of Cities Project.

Subjects

Planning and development
Strategic planning

Publisher History

The Government Office for Science (GO-Science) works with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to ensure that government policies and decisions are informed by the best scientific evidence and strategic long-term thinking.

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