Significant central government support will unlock the ability of England’s mayors to deliver on complex missions such as a preventing ill-health according to a new paper in Regional Studies. Researchers at the University of Bristol and the University of Bath explored existing literature and analysed interviews with 132 influential professionals in urban development to investigate Read more
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