Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) 30 Janury 2014
- This RIBA report compares three major health issues: diabetes, obesity in children, and physical activity in the nine most populated cities in England - Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds,Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield and reveals that:
- Taxpayers could save nearly £1bn a year if people could be encouraged to walk more each week
- 75% of people in the top English cities do not meet their recommended levels of exercise
- England's obesity epidemic could be eased if cities and towns invested in better public spaces and green infrastructure
- The healthiest local authorities in English cities have almost half the housing density and a fifth more green space than the least healthy ones
