New design codes will support healthier practices Last week the Quality of Life Foundation in partnership with Tibbalds, the Town and Country Planning Association, TRUUD and Henley Business School published new Design Codes for Health and Wellbeing. The TRUUD real estate lead, Professor Kathy Pain at the University of Reading Henley Business School is a Read more
The re-integration of health in urban development policymaking is still needed to shift from curative to preventative policies Housing and urban environments are critical to public health. Poor conditions worsen inequalities, while healthier spaces prevent disease. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for transformative change in urban development policy, but progress has been stalled by Read more
Response to the English Devolution White Paper (16 December 2024) Dr Jack Newman, Research Fellow at the School for Policy Studies at the University of Bristol and part of the TRUUD national government academic team commented: “The most striking aspect of these reforms is their continuity with existing English devolution arrangements – this is an Read more
Response to revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework (12 December 2024) Daniel Black, Director for TRUUD, an interdisciplinary urban development research programme aimed at improving public health, led by University of Bristol said in response to revised planning policies published today (Thursday 12 December) by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: “It’s Read more