Emily Riley – The Conversation

Health objectives are at last being integrated into all levels of planning in New South Wales, from cities and towns to local places and buildings. pisaphotography/Shutterstock

April 16, 2018

With health assuming its rightful place in planning, here are 3 key lessons from NSW

Patrick Harris, University of Sydney; Elizabeth Harris, UNSW ; Emily Riley, University of Sydney; Jennifer L. Kent, University of Sydney, and Peter Sainsbury, South Western Sydney Local Health District

The connections between city planning and health are many and varied, but getting health objectives integrated into all aspects of planning in New South Wales has been a long struggle.

The two NSW motorway projects were unable to consider the issue of access to a mix of transport options, which is a key factor in public health impacts. Dylan Passmore/flickr

November 17, 2016

Why transport projects aren’t as good for your health as they could be

Patrick Harris, University of Sydney; Emily Riley, University of Sydney, and Jennifer L. Kent, University of Sydney

Transport infrastructure projects are conceived, planned and assessed in a way that makes it difficult to properly consider their major public health impacts.

Contact Emily for