Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Audrey de Nazelle, Marta Cirach Pradas, Carolyn Daher, Angel M Dzhambov, Cynthia Echave, Stefan Gössling, Tamara Iungman, Haneen Khreis, Nicolina Kirby, Sasha Khomenko, Ulrich Leth, Florian Lorenz, Vlatka Matkovic, Johannes Müller, Laia Palència, Evelise Pereira Barboza, Katherine Pérez, Lambed Tatah, Jernej Tiran, Cathryn Tonne, Natalie Mueller
INTRODUCTION: Current urban and transport planning practices have significant negative health, environmental, social and economic impacts in most cities. New urban development models and policies are needed to reduce these negative impacts. The Superblock model is one such innovative urban model that can significantly reduce these negative impacts through reshaping public spaces into more diverse uses such as increase in green space, infrastructure supporting social contacts and physical activity, and through prioritization of active mobility and public transport, thereby reducing air pollution, noise and urban heat island effects...
March 1, 2024: Environmental Research