Health & Wellbeing

Relating directly to a city’s inhabitants, health and wellbeing reflects on the ability of residents to meet their basic requirements – clean air, food, water, shelter – especially in times of increased stress or chronic pressure on systems. Diverse opportunities such as business investment and social assistance along with regular and emergency healthcare facilitation are also covered in this dimension.

Minimising Vulnerability

Enabling a quality of life that is above simply meeting basic needs enables people to develop the personal capacity needed to deal with unforeseen hardships.

Employment & Livelihood Variability

Varied opportunities and support networks allow residents to respond to changing pressures without diminishing quality of life. Access to financial systems, training, and business assistance helps people to engage in activities that secure their livelihoods and enable them to put aside the means for surviving difficult times.

Preservation of Health and Life

Day‐today health services and emergency medical care facilities protect societies and prevent the transmission of disease. This includes both infrastructure and practices that maintain a good level of community health while also responding to individual’s chronic and emergency health issues.