{"id":4924,"date":"2021-10-01T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/?page_id=4924"},"modified":"2021-10-01T10:00:43","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T10:00:43","slug":"healthy-green-buildings-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/healthy-green-buildings-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Green Buildings Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4924\" class=\"elementor elementor-4924\">\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\">Healthy Green Buildings<\/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\">Healthy green building initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa<\/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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The term \u201chealthy green buildings&#8221; refers to buildings that take into consideration environmental and human health impact in their design and execution. Examples of environmental impacts include the building\u2019s energy, water and materials efficiencies and greenhouse gas emissions. Human health considerations include the incorporation of design features that proactively aim to positively impact the health of building occupants through strategies like better ventilation systems to improve indoor air quality. To date, green buildings globally have been shown to contribute to reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and improvements in occupant health and wellbeing when compared with conventional buildings. But evidence from Africa is limited.\u00a0<\/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\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>Sub-Saharan Africa is the world\u2019s fastest urbanising region. A key feature of the rapid urbanisation is a proliferation of infrastructural projects to meet the needs of the growing urban population. As such, this region is in a unique position to leverage these urban activities to promote and support planetary health (the interlinkages between human health and the environments we depend on). Planetary health considerations within green building principles can be of value to urban development in Sub-Saharan Africa, with the evolution of the green building standards and systems providing an opportunity for growing cities to develop in ways that simultaneously address climate change, ensure environmental resilience and sustainability, whilst protecting the health of urban populations.\u00a0<\/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 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\/>\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-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\">Methods<\/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>Using Google Search, we conducted a state-of-the art review (a structured review of research studies) to identify publications or information on green building initiatives that have been conducted in sub-Saharan Africa with the aim to:<\/h4><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identify and describe green building initiatives that have been implemented in Sub-Saharan African countries.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explore the green building certifications or guidelines that have been used to rate the initiatives.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identify the health considerations expressed within these certification and guideline systems.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\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-f975746 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f975746\" 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-405bc2f\" data-id=\"405bc2f\" 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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c52816f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c52816f\" 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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-db95b90\" data-id=\"db95b90\" 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-1e62614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e62614\" 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\">Key findings \/ Progress<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56997a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56997a9\" 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><b>1. Green building initiatives <\/b><\/p><p>Our search identified 36 green building projects spread across 17 sub-Saharan African countries (Benin, Botswana, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia). These projects included 21 non-residential, 7 residential, and 7 mixed land use community projects.<\/p><p>Across these projects, we found that:<\/p><ul><li>The building projects used 5 internationally recognised green building certification systems namely, the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), Green Star (GS), and Green Mark (GM) and Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE). These certification systems were developed in the UK, USA, Australia, Singapore and by the International Finance Cooperation, respectively.<\/li><li>In some projects, green building principles were incorporated within already existing building standards. An example is the addition of the Rwanda Green Building Minimum Compliance System to Rwanda\u2019s existing building codes.<\/li><li>Six conceptual green building community guidelines were developed by national and local government authorities providing conceptual guidelines that stipulate the design of community designs at the neighbourhood, city and national levels. Examples include the Msunduzi Green Building Standards (MGBS) in South Africa, Zambia Sustainable Housing Standards (ZSHS), Akana Masterplan and SmartCode in Gabon, Cocody Green City Plan (CGCP) in Cote d\u2019Ivoire and Green City Kigali in Rwanda.<\/li><\/ul><p>The use of various green building certifications and guidelines is encouraging as it highlights existing planetary health considerations within Sub-Saharan Africa\u2019s urban development sector. However, all the identified green building certification systems were developed outside Africa in countries with remarkably different contexts. As such, our findings suggest that there is a need for certification systems and guidelines that are adapted and validated to African urban contexts adaptation. Some of this work is already underway as exemplified by the existing community-centric green building guidelines developed in South Africa, Rwanda and Zambia.<\/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-89d6fd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89d6fd7\" 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><b>2. Health considerations in green building certification systems\u00a0<\/b><b><i><\/i><\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firstly, we noted that the green building certifications and guidelines tended to use generic terms when describing health considerations such as \u2018liveability and enhanced health\u2019, \u2018health and wellbeing\u2019 \u2018wellbeing of building occupants\u2019 as opposed to specific health outcomes. Only five of the certifications and guidelines (GM, MGBS, ZSHS, GS, LEED) mentioned specific health outcomes such as building-related lung diseases, mental wellness and road traffic accident injuries. These terms were used to convey health considerations but did not specify exact outcomes. The use of generic terms instead of specific terms has the potential to confuse understanding of the linkages between green building attributes and health outcomes. This could practically limit the impact of green buildings because people with an interest in green buildings who are not well versed on health issues may not fully comprehend the full extent of the health benefits linked to green buildings.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When health considerations were specified, these were either individual or population health considerations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Individual considerations focused on health behaviours and outcomes linked to the architectural design of the green building interior and immediate surroundings. Highlighted features included:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improving indoor air quality by limiting the use of building materials that emit pollutants, and by improving indoor ventilation systems to reduce concentration of indoor pollutants. These parameters were highlighted as important to reducing the occurrence of building-related lung diseases whilst improving general comfort.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Access to indoor daylighting to improve mental wellbeing.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Access to outdoor green spaces and views of green spaces from within the buildings to foster connection to nature and improve general physical and mental health and wellbeing.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Population health considerations were expressed through the need for community designs that foster physical activity, social interaction, and cohesion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walking and cycling were the main health behaviours considered in six of the green building certifications and guidelines (ZSHS, CGCP, MGBS, BREEAM, GS, LEED).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Considerations for physical activity were largely expressed as community spatial plans that incorporate pedestrian and cycling lanes within existing and prospective road networks.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physical activity was also incentivized through the establishment of bike sharing facilities, increased number of green outdoor spaces, building density, and land use diversification.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The addition of green public spaces and recreational facilities were also identified as ways to promote social interactions and cohesion within green building communities.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, our findings point to an, as yet fully harnessed, opportunity to centre health considerations into sustainable urban development. Achieving this potential will need individual and institutional collaboration, between those working in the health and urban development sectors, to develop and integrate specific health indicators within already existing and new green building guidelines and certification systems. <\/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-797eced elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"797eced\" 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\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-1d27d53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d27d53\" 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\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\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 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-9e700cd\" data-id=\"9e700cd\" 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<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c56a872 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c56a872\" 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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a0a736\" data-id=\"5a0a736\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\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-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-73a82d4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73a82d4\" 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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e58e86a\" data-id=\"e58e86a\" 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-8193d22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8193d22\" 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\">Partners<\/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-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca4a9be elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca4a9be\" 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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b6ee303\" data-id=\"b6ee303\" 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-49c98e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49c98e6\" 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/people\/#Tolu\">Tolu Oni<\/a><\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d817d2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d817d2c\" 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\">Trish Muzenda<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ac40d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ac40d1\" 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greeneconomycoalition.org\/governance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Najma Mohamed<\/a><\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8030a65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8030a65\" 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pamela-carbajal-perez-01866185\/?originalSubdomain=mx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pamela Carbajal<\/a><\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d109cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d109cc\" 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\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apg.uct.ac.za\/apg\/philippa-tumubweinee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philippa Tumubweinee<\/a><\/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\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-5e102a0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e102a0\" 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-c01aab9\" data-id=\"c01aab9\" 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-688a5fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"688a5fe\" 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\">Project outputs<\/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-ba3ba02 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba3ba02\" 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-7c5b0ca\" data-id=\"7c5b0ca\" 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-c5c8100 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c5c8100\" 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 class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\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-4140e3d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4140e3d\" 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-4971b43\" data-id=\"4971b43\" 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-7f60ffd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f60ffd\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are currently writing up this study for publication. Watch out for the paper, coming soon!<\/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\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 elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c20932\" 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-6811bcf\" data-id=\"6811bcf\" 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-2625ca4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2625ca4\" 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 class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\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-ea3f24e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea3f24e\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"gdar-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fb3dcd\" data-id=\"8fb3dcd\" 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-1d130ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d130ef\" 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\">Global Diet and Activity Research (GDAR)\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e908c2f elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e908c2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"proj-GDAR\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Global Diet and Activity Research Group and Network (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gdarnet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span 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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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48965d7\" 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>The LIRA study explores the knowledge, attitudes and practices of intersectoral collaboration between health and human settlements sectors among policymakers in Cape Town and Douala.<\/p><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.\u00a0<\/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-08c14f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08c14f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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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>Healthy Green Buildings Healthy green building initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa The term \u201chealthy green buildings&#8221; refers to buildings that take into consideration environmental and human health impact in their design and execution. Examples of environmental impacts include the building\u2019s energy, water and materials efficiencies and greenhouse gas emissions. Human health considerations include the incorporation of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4924","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4924"}],"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\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4924"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4942,"href":"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4924\/revisions\/4942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/urbanbetter.science\/archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}