{"id":2632,"date":"2021-10-25T08:56:14","date_gmt":"2021-10-25T08:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/?page_id=2632"},"modified":"2024-02-19T11:28:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T11:28:52","slug":"cityzens","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/cityzens\/","title":{"rendered":"Cityzen"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2632\" class=\"elementor elementor-2632\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c827244 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c827244\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6a43ed\" data-id=\"b6a43ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8787d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8787d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UrbanBetter Cityzens<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ab2e88 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ab2e88\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a18f173\" data-id=\"a18f173\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d1cd98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d1cd98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Citizen scientists for planetary health.<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-576da49 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"576da49\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27aed35\" data-id=\"27aed35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23627ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23627ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Our vision<\/strong>: By 2030, all urban infrastructure projects in Africa will embed health and climate resilience principles in their design and implementation.<\/p><p>Africa\u2019s population is young (median age 19.4 years) and rapidly urbanising. High rates of urban poverty and largely unplanned urban environments compromise wellbeing and are contributing to a rising burden of both infectious and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Despite an urgent need for healthy urban environment to reverse this trajectory, the continent\u2019s mostly unplanned urban development, coupled with unresponsive governance in growing cities, offer few opportunities for health creation and disease prevention, with most urban residents also experiencing environmental vulnerability.<\/p><p>These cities are dually characterised by rapidly growing informal settlements and increasing investment in new greenfield urban development initiatives, with a largely untapped opportunity to harness this rapid pace of change and the young population for sustainable urban health initiatives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b091a5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b091a5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89fee28\" data-id=\"89fee28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2fccca readmoretoggle elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"f2fccca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2541\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2541\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">Read more<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2541\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2541\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The built, natural and food environments, which include air quality, access to healthy safe public space, walkable streets and access to healthy foods are determinants of active living and healthy eating, important risk factors for NCDs.&nbsp; But in Africa&#8217;s dynamic cities, there remains a disconnect between urban exposures and health, with inadequate methods to measure changes to these environments and, consequently, the impact of urban interventions on exposures that influence health. There is also a need for contextually relevant evidence and capacity to inform public and private decision making on urban infrastructure, development and planning for healthy sustainable cities.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0ed473 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0ed473\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17f096f\" data-id=\"17f096f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-225a698 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"225a698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ub-cityzen-image2-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ub-cityzen-image2-copy.jpg 960w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ub-cityzen-image2-copy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ub-cityzen-image2-copy-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b366c95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b366c95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4>We:<\/h4><h4><strong>ASPIRE..<\/strong><\/h4><p>for an urban reality where access to health-enabling, climate-resilient environments in cities is the central guiding principle of all urban development.<\/p><h4><strong>INSPIRE..<\/strong><\/h4><p>through the use of participatory data on urban environments and health to inform activism, shape advocacy and guide prioritisation and accountability of the impact of urban infrastructure development on health.<\/p><h4><strong>CONSPIRE..<\/strong><\/h4><p>building a vibrant movement of citizen scientists across the African continent who are impatient for impact and relentlessly drive demand for healthy public spaces.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a3d51e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a3d51e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e7f944\" data-id=\"9e7f944\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a0b59f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a0b59f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do we do this?<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59e304b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59e304b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c9d66c\" data-id=\"0c9d66c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c92ed93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c92ed93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"proj-methods\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>The UrbanBetter Cityzens initiative<\/strong> aims to harness urban infrastructure and development for planetary health through the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>air<\/em><\/span> we breathe, our <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>spaces and places<\/em><\/span> and the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>food<\/em><\/span> we eat.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3280550 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3280550\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/One-pic-for-website2.png\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/One-pic-for-website2.png 720w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/One-pic-for-website2-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eefef64 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eefef64\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92934d0\" data-id=\"92934d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eedef32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eedef32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Progress<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c45a7f9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c45a7f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f28f78\" data-id=\"4f28f78\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b5f762 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b5f762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Our campaign&nbsp;<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-3da8f43 ); font-size: 1.125rem;\">at the intersection of physical activity, built environment and air pollution&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-3da8f43 ); font-size: 1.125rem;\">is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/cityzens-for-clean-air\/\" style=\"font-size: 1.125rem; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><strong>CITYZENS FOR CLEAN AIR<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-3da8f43 ); font-size: 1.125rem;\">&nbsp;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[Read about the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/cityzens-for-clean-air-cop27\/\">outcomes of the COP27 Cityzens4CleanAir project<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp; presented at the COP27 meeting in Egypt in November 2022].<\/p>\n<p>We are working to build the citizen sensing infrastructure needed to generate data stories that<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>augment and inform urban design for healthy climate resilient public spaces through evidence-informed activism and policy.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>support training of the next generation of transdisciplinary researchers using data generated by young people across the continent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Cityzens initiative is currently incubating in the UrbanBetter satellite studio at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ia.up.ac.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Innovation Africa @UP<\/a>, a research investment platform that hosts and develops collaborative government-industry-university initiatives to address pan-African needs for sustainable development and economic growth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We are actively seeking<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Partners who finance or design urban infrastructure projects to commit to health generating principles.<\/li>\n<li>Anchor funding and implementation partners for the 3 core elements of public space: air, built environment, food environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UrbanBetter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Follow us<\/strong><\/a> for updates &amp; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/urbanbetter\/#GetInTouch\">Get in touch<\/a><\/strong> to find out how you can support and contribute to this exciting innovative approach to making the urban better.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb31ca0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb31ca0\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"funder-pics\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:7.0999999999999996,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_masonry&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5580 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-all category-knowledge-exchange category-projects category-urban-health tag-alpha tag-governance tag-physical-activity tag-urban-planning-development\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/appropriation-of-public-space-and-urban-infrastructure-for-leisure-physical-activity-alpha-second-lagos-and-yaounde-stakeholder-workshop-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Lagos-workshop2-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Lagos-workshop2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Lagos-workshop2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Lagos-workshop2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Lagos-workshop2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Lagos-workshop2-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">ALPhA<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/appropriation-of-public-space-and-urban-infrastructure-for-leisure-physical-activity-alpha-second-lagos-and-yaounde-stakeholder-workshop-reports\/\">\n\t\t\t\tAppropriation of public space and urban infrastructure for leisure physical activity (ALPhA)\u00a0   -Second Lagos and Yaound\u00e9 stakeholder workshop reports\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The research project \u201cInformal Appropriation of Public Space for Leisure Physical Activity in Lagos and Yaound\u00e9 (ALPhA)\u201d, led by the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with the Universities of Lagos and Yaound\u00e9, aims to re-imagine urban space for healthy, safe leisure physical activity in Lagos,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 10, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5380 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-projects category-all category-covid-19 category-urban-health tag-alpha tag-physical-activity tag-urban-planning-development\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/the-other-pandemic-social-media-engagement-around-non-communicable-disease-preventive-behaviours-during-nigerias-covid-19-lockdowns\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100.jpg 1601w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">ALPhA<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/the-other-pandemic-social-media-engagement-around-non-communicable-disease-preventive-behaviours-during-nigerias-covid-19-lockdowns\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00a0The other pandemic: social media engagement around non-communicable disease preventive behaviours during Nigeria\u2019s COVID-19 lockdowns\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Abstract Given the complexity of global health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, it is typical for crisis-focused interventions to have a multiplicity of impacts. Some of these impacts may yield positive or negative externalities for health priorities that do not have the same perceived<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 16, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5369 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-projects category-all category-urban-health tag-alpha tag-physical-activity tag-urban-planning-development\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/a-systematic-review-protocol-of-opportunities-for-noncommunicable-disease-prevention-via-public-space-initiatives-in-african-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100.jpg 1601w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">ALPhA<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/a-systematic-review-protocol-of-opportunities-for-noncommunicable-disease-prevention-via-public-space-initiatives-in-african-cities\/\">\n\t\t\t\tA Systematic Review Protocol of Opportunities for Noncommunicable Disease Prevention via Public Space Initiatives in African Cities\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Abstract Public spaces have the potential to produce equitable improvements in population health. This mixed-methods systematic review aims to understand the components of, determinants, risks, and outcomes associated with public space initiatives in African cities. This study will include quantitative and qualitative study designs that<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 17, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5385 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-all category-knowledge-exchange category-projects category-urban-health tag-alpha tag-governance tag-physical-activity tag-urban-planning-development\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/appropriation-of-public-space-and-urban-infrastructure-for-leisure-physical-activity-alpha-lagos-and-yaounde-stakeholder-workshop-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Yaounde-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Yaounde-1.jpg 761w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Yaounde-1-300x149.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">ALPhA<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/appropriation-of-public-space-and-urban-infrastructure-for-leisure-physical-activity-alpha-lagos-and-yaounde-stakeholder-workshop-reports\/\">\n\t\t\t\tAppropriation of public space and urban infrastructure for leisure physical activity (ALPhA)\u00a0<br>  -Lagos and Yaound\u00e9 stakeholder workshop reports\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>As part of the research project on Informal Appropriation of Public Space for Leisure Physical Activity in Lagos and Yaound\u00e9, led by the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with the Universities of Lagos and Yaound\u00e9, the ALPhA research team hosted a first stakeholder workshop on<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 21, 2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2134 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-projects category-covid-19 category-urban-health tag-air-pollution tag-alpha tag-physical-activity tag-urban-planning-development\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/the-urban-environment-and-leisure-physical-activity-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-a-view-from-lagos\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100.jpg 1601w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">air pollution<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/the-urban-environment-and-leisure-physical-activity-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-a-view-from-lagos\/\">\n\t\t\t\tThe urban environment and leisure physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic: a view from Lagos\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In this commentary, we highlight five aspects of the ordinary \u2013 known interactions between urban environments and physical activity \u2013 that are amplified by the extraordinary \u2013 an unprecedented societal response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Using Lagos, Nigeria as a case study, we illustrate the possibility of re-thinking urban development and the potential for urban (re)form to address health inequalities in African megacities in the context of post-COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 19, 2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42aff62 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42aff62\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6d5cf7\" data-id=\"b6d5cf7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170289c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"170289c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other UrbanBetter projects you might be interested in\u2026<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c20932 elementor-section-full_width 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style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GDAR<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) is funded through the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nihr.ac.uk\/funding-and-support\/global-health-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NIHR Global Health Research initiative<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The goal is to help prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and cancers, in low and middle income countries (LMICs).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our work involves finding solutions that are affordable and created in partnership with local communities. GDAR builds on the expertise and knowledge of research in Cameroon, the Caribbean, Kenya, South Africa and the UK.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ab73fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ab73fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gdarnet.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"aria-label\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ad04cb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9ad04cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/lagos-participatory-air-quality-workshop-sept2023\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_7305-2-copy-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_7305-2-copy-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_7305-2-copy-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_7305-2-copy-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_7305-2-copy-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_7305-2-copy-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/lagos-participatory-air-quality-workshop-sept2023\/\">\n\t\t\t\tParticipatory Air Quality Improvement for Healthy People and Climate Resilient Public Spaces in Lagos: <br> An UrbanBetter Workshop in Lagos\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>There is a growing focus on the importance of tackling air pollution as an entry point for both health and climate resilience in Lagos. Currently, there are multiple actors working towards a common goal ranging from government, civil society, academia and the private sector. In<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 26, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-6333 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-all category-planetary-health category-projects category-urban-health\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/empowering-words-for-cleaner-skies-from-the-clean-air-africa-network\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/FgObRcwXwAI0xh--768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/FgObRcwXwAI0xh--768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/FgObRcwXwAI0xh--225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/FgObRcwXwAI0xh-.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/empowering-words-for-cleaner-skies-from-the-clean-air-africa-network\/\">\n\t\t\t\tEmpowering Words for Cleaner Skies from the CLEAN-Air Africa Network\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The fourth annual International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies (07 September 2023) focusses on the theme, \u2018Together for Clean Air\u2019. The theme aims to highlight the urgent need for stronger partnerships, increased investment, and shared responsibility for overcoming air pollution.&nbsp; The CLEAN-Air Africa<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 6, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-6283 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-all category-community-of-practice category-knowledge-exchange category-projects category-shared-learning category-urban-health\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/age-friendly-public-spaces-in-african-cities-isuh-africa-community-of-practice-webinar-report\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-768x229.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-768x229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-1024x305.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-1536x458.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-2048x610.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/age-friendly-public-spaces-in-african-cities-isuh-africa-community-of-practice-webinar-report\/\">\n\t\t\t\tAge-Friendly Public Spaces in African Cities:  ISUH Africa Community of Practice Webinar Report\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Africa Community of Practice of the International Society for Urban Health hosted another webinar, on \u201cAge-friendly Public Spaces in African Cities: Opportunities and Challenges\u201d. This is part of the Urban Health in Africa Networking and Webinar Series held on 22nd June 2023. The speakers,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 28, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-6260 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-all category-planetary-health category-projects category-urban-health\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/safe-public-transport-can-support-climate-action-and-public-health-heres-how-both-governments-and-citizens-can-play-a-role\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1115\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MG_6144-768x1115.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MG_6144-768x1115.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MG_6144-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MG_6144-705x1024.jpg 705w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MG_6144-1058x1536.jpg 1058w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MG_6144-1411x2048.jpg 1411w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MG_6144-scaled.jpg 1763w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/safe-public-transport-can-support-climate-action-and-public-health-heres-how-both-governments-and-citizens-can-play-a-role\/\">\n\t\t\t\tSafe public transport can support climate action and public health\u2026.Here\u2019s how both governments and citizens can play a role\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Olasumbo Olaniyi, UrbanBetter Disruptor and Cityzen, is an environmental advocate on a mission. She says: \u201cMy journey as an environmental advocate took a radical turn when I began to work with the team at UrbanBetter. It made me more sensitive to my environment and overall<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 18, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-6207 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-projects category-all category-knowledge-exchange category-planetary-health category-urban-health tag-air-pollution\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/citizen-science-insights-on-air-quality-in-3-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1086\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Citizen-science-insights-on-air-quality-copy-2-768x1086.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Citizen-science-insights-on-air-quality-copy-2-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Citizen-science-insights-on-air-quality-copy-2-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Citizen-science-insights-on-air-quality-copy-2-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Citizen-science-insights-on-air-quality-copy-2-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Citizen-science-insights-on-air-quality-copy-2-1448x2048.png 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">air pollution<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/citizen-science-insights-on-air-quality-in-3-cities\/\">\n\t\t\t\tCitizen science insights on air quality in 3 cities\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Cityzens for Clean Air campaign, part of the UrbanBetter Cityzens initiative, aims to amplify youth voices with advocacy on air pollution, climate and health using citizen scientist data generated by young people. The report is based on PM2.5 and NO2 air quality data collected<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 14, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-6177 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-all category-community-of-practice category-knowledge-exchange category-projects category-shared-learning category-urban-health\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/urban-health-data-in-africa-and-latin-america-experiences-challenges-and-opportunities-isuh-community-of-practice-webinar-report\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-768x229.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-768x229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-1024x305.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-1536x458.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-2048x610.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/urban-health-data-in-africa-and-latin-america-experiences-challenges-and-opportunities-isuh-community-of-practice-webinar-report\/\">\n\t\t\t\tUrban Health Data in Africa and Latin America: Experiences, Challenges and Opportunities &#8211; ISUH Community of Practice Webinar Report\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Hosted by the Africa Community of Practice of the International Society for Urban Health, the webinar \u201cUrban Health Data in Africa and Latin America: Experiences, Challenges and Opportunities\u201d, is part of the Urban Health in Africa Webinar Series and was held on 23rd February 2023.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 14, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-6139 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-urban-health category-all category-community-of-practice category-knowledge-exchange category-projects\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/urban-health-data-in-africa-and-latin-america-experiences-challenges-and-opportunities-isuh-africa-community-of-practice-webinar\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-768x229.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-768x229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-1024x305.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-1536x458.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-2048x610.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/urban-health-data-in-africa-and-latin-america-experiences-challenges-and-opportunities-isuh-africa-community-of-practice-webinar\/\">\n\t\t\t\tUrban Health Data in Africa and Latin America: Experiences, Challenges and Opportunities                                                     -ISUH Africa Community of Practice webinar\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Hosted by the Africa Community of Practice of the International Society for Urban Health, the webinar \u201cUrban Health Data in Africa and Latin America: Experiences, Challenges and Opportunities\u201d, is part of the Urban Health in Africa Webinar Series and will be held on 23rd February<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 10, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-6090 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-all category-planetary-health category-projects category-urban-health\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/air-of-excitement\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-24-at-20.19.09-768x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-24-at-20.19.09-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-24-at-20.19.09-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-24-at-20.19.09-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-24-at-20.19.09-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-01-24-at-20.19.09.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/air-of-excitement\/\">\n\t\t\t\tAir Of Excitement\u00a0\ufffc\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In this blog&nbsp;#UrbanBetter Disruptor,&nbsp;Waziri Mainasara Abubakar writes about his recent visit to a park in Lagos and what he discovered about the air quality at the park. &#8220;We spoke and he&#8217;ll be more than delighted to host you guys. He said to me that he<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 25, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-6052 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-all category-planetary-health category-projects category-urban-health\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/an-architect-activist-advocating-for-healthy-public-spaces\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6657-scaled-e1687078260414-768x476.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6657-scaled-e1687078260414-768x476.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6657-scaled-e1687078260414-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6657-scaled-e1687078260414-1024x635.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6657-scaled-e1687078260414-1536x952.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_6657-scaled-e1687078260414.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/an-architect-activist-advocating-for-healthy-public-spaces\/\">\n\t\t\t\tAn Activist Architect Advocating for Healthy Public Spaces\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>On the 25th of September 2022, Lagos held its first ever Car-Free day. To commemorate this event, Cityzens4CleanAir&nbsp;Run Leaders organised and led a run through the streets of Lagos, using the opportunity to advocate for clean air and healthy public spaces. We asked&nbsp;#UrbanBetter Disruptor,&nbsp;Olasumbo Olaniyi,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tDecember 21, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5580 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-all category-knowledge-exchange category-projects category-urban-health tag-alpha tag-governance tag-physical-activity tag-urban-planning-development\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/appropriation-of-public-space-and-urban-infrastructure-for-leisure-physical-activity-alpha-second-lagos-and-yaounde-stakeholder-workshop-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Lagos-workshop2-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Lagos-workshop2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Lagos-workshop2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Lagos-workshop2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Lagos-workshop2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Lagos-workshop2-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">ALPhA<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/appropriation-of-public-space-and-urban-infrastructure-for-leisure-physical-activity-alpha-second-lagos-and-yaounde-stakeholder-workshop-reports\/\">\n\t\t\t\tAppropriation of public space and urban infrastructure for leisure physical activity (ALPhA)\u00a0   -Second Lagos and Yaound\u00e9 stakeholder workshop reports\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The research project \u201cInformal Appropriation of Public Space for Leisure Physical Activity in Lagos and Yaound\u00e9 (ALPhA)\u201d, led by the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with the Universities of Lagos and Yaound\u00e9, aims to re-imagine urban space for healthy, safe leisure physical activity in Lagos,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 10, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5521 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-all category-knowledge-exchange category-projects category-shared-learning category-urban-health\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/advancing-participatory-air-quality-management-for-urban-health-in-lagos-inaugural-knowledge-sharing-and-co-creation-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/lagos-workshop-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/lagos-workshop-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/lagos-workshop-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/lagos-workshop-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/lagos-workshop-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/lagos-workshop-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/advancing-participatory-air-quality-management-for-urban-health-in-lagos-inaugural-knowledge-sharing-and-co-creation-workshop\/\">\n\t\t\t\tAdvancing participatory air quality management for urban health in Lagos: <br> Inaugural knowledge sharing and co-creation workshop\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Air pollution \u2013 largely from industrial sources, motor vehicles, burning biomass and desert dust \u2013&nbsp;kills more Africans than unsafe water, unsafe sanitation or childhood malnutrition, with significant implications for human development.&nbsp;Despite this, air quality monitoring remains inadequate across most of the continent. This highlights the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 27, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5338 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-all category-community-of-practice category-knowledge-exchange category-projects category-shared-learning category-urban-health\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/urban-health-governance-isuh-africa-community-of-practice-webinar-report\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-768x229.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-768x229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-1024x305.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-1536x458.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-2048x610.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/urban-health-governance-isuh-africa-community-of-practice-webinar-report\/\">\n\t\t\t\tUrban Health Governance                                                     -ISUH Africa Community of Practice webinar report\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The second webinar hosted by the Africa Community of Practice of the ISUH on the 28th of April 2022 centered around &#8220;Urban Health Governance&#8221;. This was a sequel to the inaugural webinar which is part of the Urban Health in Africa Webinar Series. The speakers<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 9, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5380 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-projects category-all category-covid-19 category-urban-health tag-alpha tag-physical-activity tag-urban-planning-development\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/the-other-pandemic-social-media-engagement-around-non-communicable-disease-preventive-behaviours-during-nigerias-covid-19-lockdowns\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100.jpg 1601w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">ALPhA<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/the-other-pandemic-social-media-engagement-around-non-communicable-disease-preventive-behaviours-during-nigerias-covid-19-lockdowns\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00a0The other pandemic: social media engagement around non-communicable disease preventive behaviours during Nigeria\u2019s COVID-19 lockdowns\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Abstract Given the complexity of global health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, it is typical for crisis-focused interventions to have a multiplicity of impacts. Some of these impacts may yield positive or negative externalities for health priorities that do not have the same perceived<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 16, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5270 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-urban-health category-all category-community-of-practice category-knowledge-exchange category-projects\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/urban-health-governance-isuh-africa-community-of-practice-webinar\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-768x229.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-768x229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-1024x305.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-1536x458.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-2048x610.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/urban-health-governance-isuh-africa-community-of-practice-webinar\/\">\n\t\t\t\tUrban Health Governance                                                     -ISUH Africa Community of Practice webinar\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Hosted by the Africa Community of Practice of the International Society for Urban Health, the webinar, centred around &#8220;Urban Health Governance&#8221;, is part of the Urban Health in Africa Webinar Series and will be held on 28th April 2022. The speakers will include actors from<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 29, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5206 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-urban-health category-all category-community-of-practice category-knowledge-exchange category-projects\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/pairing-academia-and-policy-for-transdisciplinary-research-in-africa-inaugural-webinar-of-the-isuh-africa-community-of-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-768x229.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-768x229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-1024x305.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-1536x458.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ISUH-Horizontal-2048x610.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/pairing-academia-and-policy-for-transdisciplinary-research-in-africa-inaugural-webinar-of-the-isuh-africa-community-of-practice\/\">\n\t\t\t\tPairing Academia and Policy for Transdisciplinary Research in Africa &#8211; Inaugural webinar of the ISUH Africa Community of Practice\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The inaugural webinar of the Africa Community of Practice of the International Society for Urban Health (ISUH) &#8211; &#8220;Pairing academia and policy for transdisciplinary research in Africa&#8221; &#8211; was held on the 2nd December 2021. The event brought together over 30 scholars, government and non-government<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 22, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5369 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-projects category-all category-urban-health tag-alpha tag-physical-activity tag-urban-planning-development\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/a-systematic-review-protocol-of-opportunities-for-noncommunicable-disease-prevention-via-public-space-initiatives-in-african-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100.jpg 1601w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">ALPhA<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/a-systematic-review-protocol-of-opportunities-for-noncommunicable-disease-prevention-via-public-space-initiatives-in-african-cities\/\">\n\t\t\t\tA Systematic Review Protocol of Opportunities for Noncommunicable Disease Prevention via Public Space Initiatives in African Cities\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Abstract Public spaces have the potential to produce equitable improvements in population health. This mixed-methods systematic review aims to understand the components of, determinants, risks, and outcomes associated with public space initiatives in African cities. This study will include quantitative and qualitative study designs that<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 17, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5385 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-all category-knowledge-exchange category-projects category-urban-health tag-alpha tag-governance tag-physical-activity tag-urban-planning-development\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/appropriation-of-public-space-and-urban-infrastructure-for-leisure-physical-activity-alpha-lagos-and-yaounde-stakeholder-workshop-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Yaounde-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Yaounde-1.jpg 761w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Yaounde-1-300x149.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">ALPhA<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/appropriation-of-public-space-and-urban-infrastructure-for-leisure-physical-activity-alpha-lagos-and-yaounde-stakeholder-workshop-reports\/\">\n\t\t\t\tAppropriation of public space and urban infrastructure for leisure physical activity (ALPhA)\u00a0<br>  -Lagos and Yaound\u00e9 stakeholder workshop reports\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>As part of the research project on Informal Appropriation of Public Space for Leisure Physical Activity in Lagos and Yaound\u00e9, led by the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with the Universities of Lagos and Yaound\u00e9, the ALPhA research team hosted a first stakeholder workshop on<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 21, 2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2081 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-projects category-urban-health tag-urban-planning-development\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/integrating-health-in-human-settlements\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Artboard-7-copy-6@2x-100-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Artboard-7-copy-6@2x-100-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Artboard-7-copy-6@2x-100-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Artboard-7-copy-6@2x-100-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Artboard-7-copy-6@2x-100-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Artboard-7-copy-6@2x-100-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Artboard-7-copy-6@2x-100.jpg 1601w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">urban planning &amp; development<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/integrating-health-in-human-settlements\/\">\n\t\t\t\tIntegrating health in human settlements\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Health through human settlements: Investigating policymakers\u2019 perceptions of human settlement action for population health improvement in urban South Africa.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 1, 2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2134 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-projects category-covid-19 category-urban-health tag-air-pollution tag-alpha tag-physical-activity tag-urban-planning-development\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/the-urban-environment-and-leisure-physical-activity-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-a-view-from-lagos\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Artboard-7-copy-7@2x-100.jpg 1601w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">air pollution<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/the-urban-environment-and-leisure-physical-activity-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-a-view-from-lagos\/\">\n\t\t\t\tThe urban environment and leisure physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic: a view from Lagos\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>In this commentary, we highlight five aspects of the ordinary \u2013 known interactions between urban environments and physical activity \u2013 that are amplified by the extraordinary \u2013 an unprecedented societal response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Using Lagos, Nigeria as a case study, we illustrate the possibility of re-thinking urban development and the potential for urban (re)form to address health inequalities in African megacities in the context of post-COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 19, 2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2043 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-projects category-urban-health tag-urban-planning-development\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/a-participatory-approach-to-building-a-coalition-of-health-and-planning-sector-urban-actors-in-africa-a-douala-case-study\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Artboard-7-copy-10@2x-100-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Artboard-7-copy-10@2x-100-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Artboard-7-copy-10@2x-100-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Artboard-7-copy-10@2x-100-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Artboard-7-copy-10@2x-100-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Artboard-7-copy-10@2x-100-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Artboard-7-copy-10@2x-100.jpg 1601w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">urban planning &amp; development<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/a-participatory-approach-to-building-a-coalition-of-health-and-planning-sector-urban-actors-in-africa-a-douala-case-study\/\">\n\t\t\t\tA participatory approach to building a coalition of health and planning sector urban actors in Africa-a Douala case-study\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Developing a participatory approach to building a coalition of transdisciplinary actors for healthy urban planning in African cities &#8211; a case study of Douala, Cameroon<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 5, 2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4088 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-all category-knowledge-exchange category-projects category-urban-health\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/riche-africa-workshop-on-healthy-cities-report-intersectoral-approaches-to-non-communicable-disease-prevention-in-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture-768x340.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture-768x340.png 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture-1024x454.png 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture.png 1225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/riche-africa-workshop-on-healthy-cities-report-intersectoral-approaches-to-non-communicable-disease-prevention-in-africa\/\">\n\t\t\t\tRICHE | Africa Workshop On Healthy Cities Report: Intersectoral Approaches To Non-Communicable Disease Prevention In Africa\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Living in cities can create an urban advantage. They can give residents better access to opportunities such as employment and education, social connections, and services such as healthcare.&nbsp; But, rather than experiencing an urban advantage, residents of African cities are more familiar with an urban<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tDecember 1, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4079 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-all category-knowledge-exchange category-projects category-urban-health\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/riche-africa-workshop-on-healthy-cities-intersectoral-approaches-to-non-communicable-disease-prevention-in-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture-768x340.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture-768x340.png 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture-1024x454.png 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capture.png 1225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/riche-africa-workshop-on-healthy-cities-intersectoral-approaches-to-non-communicable-disease-prevention-in-africa\/\">\n\t\t\t\tRICHE | Africa Workshop On Healthy Cities: Intersectoral Approaches To Non-Communicable Disease Prevention In Africa\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The \u201cHealthy Cities: Intersectoral approaches to non-communicable disease prevention in Africa\u201d workshop presented the opportunity to collaboratively identify opportunities to promote health and wellbeing and prevent non-communicable diseases in African cities through investments that support active living and healthy diets.&nbsp; Workshop participants were policy, civil<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tDecember 1, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-882 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-urban-health category-projects tag-urban-planning-development\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/integrating-health-into-human-settlements-policy-lira-study\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/screenshot-2020-08-20-at-10-17-27-copy@3x-1-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"The LIRA project (2018\u20132020) team, led by Tolullah Oni\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/screenshot-2020-08-20-at-10-17-27-copy@3x-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/screenshot-2020-08-20-at-10-17-27-copy@3x-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/screenshot-2020-08-20-at-10-17-27-copy@3x-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/screenshot-2020-08-20-at-10-17-27-copy@3x-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/screenshot-2020-08-20-at-10-17-27-copy@3x-1.jpg 1104w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">urban planning &amp; development<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/integrating-health-into-human-settlements-policy-lira-study\/\">\n\t\t\t\tIntegrating health into human settlements policy (LIRA study)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Using Cape Town, South Africa, and Douala, Cameroon, as case studies, this LIRA project (2018\u20132020), led by Tolullah Oni, seeks to develop a practical health and housing-integrated collaboration model that will improve urban policymaking and governance for the planning of African cities. The project brings together academic and non-academic stakeholders representing a range of expertise: public health, health geography, urban planning, and demography. The project contributes to SDG 3 and SDG 11. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 8, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-2140 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-projects category-urban-health tag-urban-planning-development\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/a-systematised-review-of-the-health-impact-of-urban-informal-settlements-and-implications-for-upgrading-interventions-in-south-africa-a-rapidly-urbanising-middle-income-country\/\" target=\"_blank\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Artboard-7-copy-11@2x-100-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Artboard-7-copy-11@2x-100-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Artboard-7-copy-11@2x-100-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Artboard-7-copy-11@2x-100-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Artboard-7-copy-11@2x-100-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Artboard-7-copy-11@2x-100-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Artboard-7-copy-11@2x-100.jpg 1601w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">urban planning &amp; development<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/a-systematised-review-of-the-health-impact-of-urban-informal-settlements-and-implications-for-upgrading-interventions-in-south-africa-a-rapidly-urbanising-middle-income-country\/\">\n\t\t\t\tA Systematised Review of the Health Impact of Urban Informal Settlements and Implications for Upgrading Interventions in South Africa, a Rapidly Urbanising Middle-Income Country\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Informal settlements are becoming more entrenched within African cities as the urban population continues to grow. Characterised by poor housing conditions and inadequate services, informal settlements are associated with an increased risk of disease and ill-health. However, little is known about how informal settlement upgrading impacts health over time. A systematised literature review was conducted to explore existing evidence and knowledge gaps on the association between informal settlement characteristics and health and the impact of informal settlement upgrading on health, within South Africa, an upper-middle-income African country. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tSeptember 26, 2019\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1c4793 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1c4793\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-431af65\" data-id=\"431af65\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-009fa3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-media_image\" data-id=\"009fa3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-media_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/group-13@3x-scaled.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-2472  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/group-13@3x-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/group-13@3x-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/group-13@3x-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/group-13@3x-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/group-13@3x-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/group-13@3x-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UrbanBetter Cityzens Citizen scientists for planetary health. Our vision: By 2030, all urban infrastructure projects in Africa will embed health and climate resilience principles in their design and implementation. Africa\u2019s population is young (median age 19.4 years) and rapidly urbanising. High rates of urban poverty and largely unplanned urban environments compromise wellbeing and are contributing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4996,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2632","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2632"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2632"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6475,"href":"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2632\/revisions\/6475"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}