Paper recognises the major contribution property professionals can make in establishing health

Yvonne Rydin of BSP and Helen Pineo  of BRE and BSEER presented their Insights Report on cities, health and well-being at the RICS Planning and Development Conference in June. Their report summarises the existing literature and practice on incorporating a concern with health and well-being into planning built environments at the building, street, neighbourhood and city scale.

The urban environment has long been recognised as a crucial to human health, but the last few years have seen a marked growth in the health and well-being agenda. This insight paper recognises the major contribution property professionals can make in establishing healthy, liveable places for all.

The full report is available online at: http://www.rics.org/uk/knowledge/research/insights/cities-health-and-well-being/