Environmental health

Answer:

Issues:

• Urban design influence accessibility - Crowded residential areas negative effect on community
• Air quality
• Disconnect with nature

Solutions:

• Improve urban design
  • Bike lanes
  • Gardens light
  • Daylighting the rivers
• Community spaces, cultural engagement, urban design
• Enhance the connection with nature and natural environment
• Examine the impact of pesticide use, the connection to disease as a result of changes in food system
• Local food is key
• Address nature deficit in schools and workplaces
• Infrastructure for active transportation
• Community gardens ex. Squamish indigenous plants
• Legislation
  • Right to clean air and water