Odense, Denmark—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally

This brief report outlines how Odense performs on a selection of spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable cities. Our collaborative study examined the spatial distribution of urban design and transport features and the presence and quality of city planning policies that promote health and sustainability for 25 cities across 19 countries. Full report including data, methods and study limitations has been published as: The Lancet Global Health Series on urban design, transport, and health. 2022. https://www.thelancet.com/series/urban-design-2022 Reports and scorecards summarising spatial and policy indicators of healthy and sustainable urban design and planning with comparisons for all 25 cities included in the study are available from the Global Observatory of Healthy and Sustainable Cities, https://www.healthysustainablecities.org/ . Study executive Deepti Adlakha, Jonathan Arundel, Geoff Boeing, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Carl Higgs, Erica Hinckson, Shiqin Liu, Melanie Lowe,Anne Vernez Moudon, Jim Sallis & Deborah Salvo Editors Carl Higgs, Melanie Lowe & Billie Giles-Corti Local collaborators (Odense) Lars Breum Christiansen, Merete Hvid Dalnæs, Jasper Schipperijn & Jens Troelsen Suggested citation Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Odense, Denmark—Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally (English). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19586767 Global Healthy & Sustainable City-Indicators Collaboration. 2022. Odense, Danmark — Rapport om by indkatorer for sundhed og bæredygtighed: Internationalt sammenlignet med 25 byer (Odense, Denmark — Healthy and Sustainable City Indicators Report: Comparisons with 25 cities internationally. Dansk Oversættelse: Jens Troelsen, Jasper Schipperijn). https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.19586767