The Housing Forum is Proud to Partner with TRUUD (Tackling Root Causes Upstream of Unhealthy Urban Development) for a Unique Event Exploring Health in Urban Development.
Professionals working in the private sector of urban development agree that health is important and should be prioritised. This session involves thoughts and discussion about how to raise health further up the agenda.
According to TRUUD’s research, despite agreeing that health is important, there are three strong reasons for inertia on health in urban development: insufficient power to make necessary changes, culture within the industry that slow down/ prevent innovation, and professionals are not sure on the specifics of what to do.
The session will explore the challenges integrating health into urban development, and opportunities to overcome them. This will include a talk and discussion around:
- Health and social value
- Evidence-based links between the urban environment and health. This will be illustrated by data from the HAUS tool (developed by the TRUUD team); providing information on the cost of health impacts resulting from the urban environment.
- Risks and benefits of prioritising health.
- Examples of how organisations are taking action to prioritise health in urban development.
- Signposting to helpful resources to support the prioritisation of health.
Agenda:
- 1030 – 1100: Register, name badges, tea and coffee
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1100 – 1105: Welcome and intro to the sessions
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1105 – 1230: Opportunities to prioritise health impact in urban design and development (Harry Knibb, Oxford Properties)
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1230 – 1300: Healthy Homes Pledge + Q & A (Rosalie Callway, TCPA, and Helen Rieman, Wates Business Growth Director)
How to book:
Tickets for this event are free to Housing Forum members and will be issued on a first come, first serve basis – so be sure to confirm your place quickly as there are only 30 tickets available. Contact sandra.manning@housingforum.org.uk to book your place now.
Our speakers:
Harry Knibb, Oxford Properties
Harry is a development director at Oxford Properties – the real estate arm of OMERS, one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans. Located in London Harry works on large complex projects, predominantly in the residential, mixed-use and office spaces. An advocate of sustainable, healthy and productive places, Harry is a chartered town planner and Director of the Academy of Urbanism.
Dr Rosalie Callway
Rosalie is Policy and Project Manager at the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA), focusing on the Campaign for Healthy Homes and supporting the wider healthy placemaking work. She is also a visiting research associate with the University of Bristol on ‘Tackling the Root causes Upstream of Unhealthy Urban Development’ (TRUUD) – a five-year research project funded by the UK Prevention Research Partnership. Rosalie has a background in sustainability and health standards, masterplanning and urban green infrastructure. She is a full member of CIEEM, affiliate RTPI member, a ‘Building with Nature’ assessor and ‘BREEAM Communities’ assessor.
Helen Rieman Business Growth Director, Wates Residential
As Business Growth Director, Helen is responsible for determining the route by which Wates Residential takes its ambitious growth plans forward. This incorporates working with public sector bodies to be their partner of choice, to deliver more affordable homes and social value for communities by way of upholding the highest of placemaking principles, focusing on stakeholder inclusion and creating quality environments for people to live in and thrive.
Recognising its significant beneficial effects to confidence and self-worth, Helen is passionate about giving young people in business the opportunity to develop their skills and experience through training and apprenticeships to foster early careers.
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