Publications
These state resources have been created by the Heart Foundation and our partners for other active living initiatives around Australia.
All Heart Foundation built environment resources are available on our Heart Foundation website.
- Active Travel to School - Urban Design Study (NSW) (2019) (PDF)
- Blueprint for an active Australia: Government and community actions to increase population levels of physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviours in Australia (2019)
- The built environment and walking position statement (2009) (PDF)
- Does density matter? The role of density in creating walkable neighbourhoods (2014) (PDF)
- Increasing density in Australia: Maximising the health benefits and minimising harm (2012) (PDF)
- Low density development: Impacts on physical activity and associated health outcomes (2014) (PDF)
- Streets for people: Compendium for South Australian Practice (2012) (PDF)
- Good for Business: The benefits of making streets more walking and cycling friendly (SA) (2011) (PDF)
- Quality Green Space Supporting Health, Wellbeing and Biodiversity: A Literature Review (SA) (2017) (PDF)
Australian Capital Territory
- Changes to support active living
- Active living principles
- Benefits of infrastructure to support active living
South Australia
If you would like a hard copy of a South Australian resource for professional practice, please send your details to the Senior Policy Advisor at sa@heartfoundation.org.au
- Why Walking? The Heart Foundation call for a Walking Strategy (2019) (PDF)
- Healthy by Design SA: A guide to planning, designing and developing healthy urban environments in South Australia
- Streets for people: Compendium for South Australian Practice (2012) (PDF)
- Good for Business: The benefits of making streets more walking and cycling friendly (SA) (2011) (PDF)
- Does density matter? The role of density in creating walkable neighbourhoods (2014) (PDF)
- The SA Active Living Coalition’s submission to the draft 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide
Green Open Space
- The Heart Foundation submission to City of Adelaide Shaping Streets and Green Spaces (SA) (2019) (PDF)
- Quality Green Space Supporting Health, Wellbeing and Biodiversity: A Literature Review (SA) (2017) (PDF)
- Creating active communities. How can open and public spaces in urban and suburban environments support active living? A literature review (SA) (2010) (PDF)
- Making the case for investment in street trees (SA) (2013) (PDF)
When looking to improve streets the best return comes from urban trees and other greenery through their co-benefits for health, cooling, amenity and the environment.
Northern Territory
New South Wales
- Active Travel to School - Urban Design Study (NSW) (2019) (PDF)
- Scorecard and priority recommendations for Sydney (2018)
The scorecard and priority recommendations for Sydney builds upon the first baseline measure of liveability in Australia’s state and territory capitals, presented in Creating Liveable Cities in Australia.
- NSW Healthy Planning Action Resource No. 1 - Urban Cooling with Green Infrastructure
- NSW Healthy Planning Action Resource No. 2 - Creating Walkable Neighbourhoods
- NSW Healthy Planning Action Resource No. 3 - Healthy Food and the Built Environment
This series of resources was developed for the NSW planning system by the Healthy Planning Expert Working Group between 2018-2019. Heart Foundation provides the secretariat function of this group.
Western Australia
The Western Australian report reviews State Government liveability policies in Perth using a scorecard system to indicate where the city is meeting, exceeding, on par, or falling below its policy targets.