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20–22 October 2026
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Understanding places’ aspirations lies at the heart of good regenerative design image

Understanding places’ aspirations lies at the heart of good regenerative design

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Countering car blindness – what makes a prosperous city? image

Countering car blindness – what makes a prosperous city?

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From a ‘Dirty Old Town’ to a thriving, modern city image

From a ‘Dirty Old Town’ to a thriving, modern city

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Housing and health – where building blocks for a good life are created image

Housing and health – where building blocks for a good life are created

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Delivering a sports-led regeneration with major brand pulling power image

Delivering a sports-led regeneration with major brand pulling power

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HCD2025 Awards: Winners revealed image

HCD2025 Awards: Winners revealed

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Cities & Health – Congress Special Issues image

Cities & Health – Congress Special Issues

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Keynote summary: Advancing health equity through place-based impact investing image

Keynote summary: Advancing health equity through place-based impact investing

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Keynote summary: Panel – Advancing health equity image

Keynote summary: Panel – Advancing health equity

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Keynote summary: Health 2040 – system working towards a healthier Liverpool image

Keynote summary: Health 2040 – system working towards a healthier Liverpool

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HCD2024 Awards: Winners revealed image

HCD2024 Awards: Winners revealed

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HCD2024 Final Programme launched image

HCD2024 Final Programme launched

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Keynote summary: Investing in urban renewal and health equity image

Keynote summary: Investing in urban renewal and health equity

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Keynote summary: A strategic approach to urban health image

Keynote summary: A strategic approach to urban health

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Keynote summary: How to make Liverpool a healthy city – creating and sustaining change image

Keynote summary: How to make Liverpool a healthy city – creating and sustaining change

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Keynote summary: Housing and health equity – a systems-focused and mission-oriented approach image

Keynote summary: Housing and health equity – a systems-focused and mission-oriented approach

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Keynote summary: Health equity and Marmot Cities image

Keynote summary: Health equity and Marmot Cities

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Awards presented for best in class image

Awards presented for best in class

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Video talks

Health in All Policies: Driving health improvement, equity and economic development image

Health in All Policies: Driving health improvement, equity and economic development

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Housing, health and happiness: Greater Manchester’s bold approach to the housing crisis image

Housing, health and happiness: Greater Manchester’s bold approach to the housing crisis

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From a ‘Dirty Old Town’ to a thriving, modern city image

From a ‘Dirty Old Town’ to a thriving, modern city

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Roadkill: Unveiling the true cost of our toxic relationship with cars image

Roadkill: Unveiling the true cost of our toxic relationship with cars

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Community-led regeneration: Salford’s next century image

Community-led regeneration: Salford’s next century

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MediaCity: Designing tomorrow’s creative and healthy communities image

MediaCity: Designing tomorrow’s creative and healthy communities

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Connected futures: Regenerating Trafford and Salford together image

Connected futures: Regenerating Trafford and Salford together

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Inclusive neighbourhood parks and resorts image

Inclusive neighbourhood parks and resorts

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HCD2024 Opening remarks image

HCD2024 Opening remarks

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HCD2024 Welcome address image

HCD2024 Welcome address

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Health 2040 – system working towards a healthier Liverpool image

Health 2040 – system working towards a healthier Liverpool

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The use of water elements and public art as a key tool to build happy and healthy places image

The use of water elements and public art as a key tool to build happy and healthy places

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Advancing health equity through place-based impact investing image

Advancing health equity through place-based impact investing

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Driving health improvement, equity and economic development through a health in all policies approach image

Driving health improvement, equity and economic development through a health in all policies approach

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Housing and health equity image

Housing and health equity

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Health equity: Marmot cities image

Health equity: Marmot cities

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Investing in urban renewal and health equity image

Investing in urban renewal and health equity

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Video+Posters

The feminiNE1: A case study analysis of gender inclusivity in Newcastle’s planning policy and practice image

The feminiNE1: A case study analysis of gender inclusivity in Newcastle’s planning policy and practice

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Digital placemaking for healthier cities: Reimagining place through technology, spatial practice and co-design image

Digital placemaking for healthier cities: Reimagining place through technology, spatial practice and co-design

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Make My City Thrive – an impact assessment framework for measuring the wellbeing benefits of urban greening image

Make My City Thrive – an impact assessment framework for measuring the wellbeing benefits of urban greening

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Availability, accessibility, and use of green spaces and cognitive development in primary school children image

Availability, accessibility, and use of green spaces and cognitive development in primary school children

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Tools to incorporate a health perspective into transformation of vulnerable neighbourhoods image

Tools to incorporate a health perspective into transformation of vulnerable neighbourhoods

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Sustaining the NHS through embedding social value image

Sustaining the NHS through embedding social value

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Towards a framework for Considerate Urbanism: Centring care, empathy and lived experience in the production of urban space and urban experience image

Towards a framework for Considerate Urbanism: Centring care, empathy and lived experience in the production of urban space and urban experience

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Healthy City Design Congress Voices

Healthy City Design Congress Voices: Creating healthier, sustainable cities and communities image

Healthy City Design Congress Voices: Creating healthier, sustainable cities and communities

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Healthy City Design Congress Voices: Health equity as a foundation for economic growth and investment image

Healthy City Design Congress Voices: Health equity as a foundation for economic growth and investment

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Healthy City Design Congress Voices: Global perspectives, local impact: From Liverpool to Salford, Greater Manchester image

Healthy City Design Congress Voices: Global perspectives, local impact: From Liverpool to Salford, Greater Manchester

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Healthy City Design Congress Voices: Economic, social and climate perspectives: Empowering communities image

Healthy City Design Congress Voices: Economic, social and climate perspectives: Empowering communities

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Healthy City Design Congress Voices: Rewarding and recognising excellence in healthy city design image

Healthy City Design Congress Voices: Rewarding and recognising excellence in healthy city design

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