Handbook

Healthy Built Environments is a postgraduate elective that focuses on the role of the built environment in supporting healthy behaviours that reduce major risk factors for chronic diseases across the life course for diverse communities. The course examines the ways in which health and built environment professionals are collaboratively addressing the epidemic of chronic disease associated with sedentary and socially isolated urban living. Current research, legislative and policy frameworks, together with best practice from Australia and abroad, are presented and critically evaluated. The challenges of inter-disciplinary research, policy development and implementation are considered. This course is specifically designed for students undertaking post graduate studies in built environment and health. Classes involve a mixture of lectures, participant discussion and critical review, hands-on experience with different tools, field trip and group presentation.