Climate change, air pollution and chronic diseases are huge threats to our health – will the decisions we make as a city today lessen their future impact?
Step inside the shoes of a decision maker, weigh up the latest evidence and choose your priorities for change.
You have been given a budget of 20 coins - a value between £100 million and £300 million to represent the relative size spent by urban decision makers on special health intervention projects (e.g. to add cycle lanes or improve home insulation) over the course of a 25-year period.
In a reality of budget cuts you will have to make trade-offs about what to invest in and at what scale – your own neighbourhood (of 10,000 people) or at citywide level.
Your opinion will inform city developers and future research on designing cities for people and planetary health; so make sure you invest wisely!
Click on the icons to explore how these design features can benefit the cities' health. See the health savings* achieved by spending your budget on this design feature.
Like what you see? Select the scale of investment you want and 'Update Basket’. Notice that when you invest you start to visibly shape our city.
You can see how much budget you have spent and what you have left, in the top bar. Once you have spent your entire budget you will no longer be able to add items to your basket. As you have a limited budget you may have to make trade-offs about what to prioritize. You can remove items from your basket and reallocate your money as you weigh up your options. When you are ready to spend your budget click 'Checkout'.
*Health savings have been looked at holistically – they include healthcare, productivity and wellbeing.
Thank you for playing an active role in shaping our city!
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