The Big Picture

Cities of Wellbeing

We think a happy world starts with happy cities. On the occasion of International Day of Happiness, we have invited 10 contributors from across the globe to discuss how to increase human wellbeing and happiness in urban areas.

Slow Space, Slow Cities

Mette Aamodt

Co-Founder, Aamodt / Plumb Architects

Turning Smart Cities Into Happy Cities

Dr. Ali al-Azzawi

City Experience Advisor, Smart Dubai Office

Health Is Everyone’s Business

Charlotte Ersbøll

Senior Advisor, United Nations Global Compact

Cities as Beacons for Wellbeing

Anthony Gooch

Director of Public Affairs & Communications, OECD

Cities of Wellbeing: Letter From South Africa

Valerie Møller

Professor Emeritus, Rhodes University

Spaces for People

Michel Mossessian

Design Principal, Mossessian Architecture

Health Must Be Number One Priority for Urban Planners

Maria Neira

Director for the Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organization (WHO)

Bringing Happy Cities to Life

Sébastien Turbot

Executive Director, NewCities

Women, Wellbeing and the City

Kalpana Viswanath

Co-founder, Safetipin

Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice for Copenhagen

Sisse Marie Welling

Mayor for Health and Care, City of Copenhagen, Denmark

Featured photo by Vita Marija Murenaite on Unsplash