Joining Impact models of transport with spatial measures of the Built Environment (JIBE)

Creating healthy, sustainable, ‘liveable’ cities is a priority in both Australia and the UK. Growing evidence suggests how we plan our cities can affect preventable health risks such as physical inactivity, obesity, noise and air pollution, and road trauma.

This project brings together experts from Australia and the UK to conduct research linking the built environment, transport and other health behaviours to develop computer models that can better inform urban and transport planning policy and practice in Australia and the UK. It aims to overcome information gaps and to help policy-makers create healthier and more liveable cities. Therefore, with a close working relationship with policy-makers, the project aims to support policy in making healthier cities, through a more scientific understanding of which policies do most to benefit health and reduce inequities.