Working Together to Create Healthy Environments

Working to increase levels of walking as part of everyday journeys is a simple but effective way of meeting Healthier, Greener, Fairer, Safer and Stronger objectives and targets.

Our one day conference will explore the relationship between health and the built environment and will look at how health can be better considered within land use and transportation planning decisions.

Practice based parallel sessions will demonstrate the practical application of techniques and methods for creating health enhancing built environments.
   
Speakers

Dr Harry Burns, Chief Medical Officer for Scotland: health is a collective responsibility

Deirdra Armsby, NICE Programme Development Group & Newham Transportation Department: the role of the built environment in increasing physical activity

Prof. Stephen Stradling, Edinburgh Napier University: the impact of traffic on quality of life

Neil Gellatly, Head of Transportation, Dundee City Council: low cost measures can achieve increased levels of walking

Mahmood Siddiqi, Head of Traffic & Transportation Policy, Royal Burgh of Kensington & Chelsea: strengthening the links between planning and transportation policy

Who should come to this conference?

Highways and Transport Professionals, Urban Designers, Regeneration, Housing, Neighbourhood and Town Centre Managers, Planners, Health Improvement & Access Officers, Architects, Streetscene Managers, Consultants and Developers.

This conference is supported by:

The Royal Town Planning Institute

The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation

The Institution of Civil Engineers

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

The Scottish Government

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