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The Directory is a website repository of up-to-date resources and tools that provide information of the importance of planning and designing urban areas from a health perspective, as well as concrete guidance on how to do it regardless of the entry point of interest. Resources included in the Directory are not static but are regularly reviewed and updated and are available in different languages.
A range of different users should employ the Directory. However, it is basically designed for practitioners, mainly from public health and urban planning. It can serve as an online library of urban planning health-oriented resources that provides scientific evidence and rigorous data and guidance on integrating health in urban planning, which might assist in their work. Besides that, the Directory might also be useful for city managers, health professionals, researchers, and all those interested in the basis for our collective wellbeing.
Key entry points are considered different circumstances in which to initiate or accelerate action towards the incorporation of the health perspective in urban planning. Health should be considered an input and an output, and, in both cases, action should be taken across a range of entry points. When looking for a resource in the Directory, you should find an entry point for health. This will be useful to identify relevant resources through search functions available in the Directory.
Keywords are significant words in the title or description of the resources that might help you find the most appropriate resource for your purpose.
The author or publisher is the person, institution, university, organization, etc., that has produced and published a specific resource.
The Date indicates the year when the resource was published. You should select a year from 2000 until the current year. Those resources that continuously evolve, or that do not have a specific date of publication, will be identified as “n/a”.
Resources in the Directory are in several languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, and Portuguese. This means that you may find resources in any of the mentioned languages. The interface of the webpage is available in English, however you may have your browser translate the text and navigation. In future phases, the website and directory will both be available in multiple languages.
This is the inclusion criteria that has been used to assess the suitability of the resources included in the Directory:
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