1. Bicycle-friendly (3.74)
Air quality
Healthy transport
Sustainable mobility
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- a city where you can easily get around by bicycle**
- a city where you can easily get around on foot**
- a city with good air quality**
- a city with safe bicycle paths**
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- a city with green areas for recreation**
- a city where transport vehicles are not allowed to enter the city centre and residential neighbourhoods*
- a city that aims to minimise heat stress
- a city with almost no cars
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2. Social networks (3.54)
Social
Participation in case of sickness
Social prevention
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- a city in which vulnerable persons are given adequate support*
- a city where persons with a physical or intellectual disability can also participate*
- a city where people help each other*
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- a city with a social network that helps prevent loneliness*
- a city where there are opportunities for initiatives by the residents*
- a city with active volunteer organisations
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3. Age-friendly city (3.35)
Social safety
Involvement
Social connections
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- a city that is in sync with the wishes and needs of residents*
- a city where you can grow old peacefully*
- a city where people relate to each other with respect*
- a city where people are open to other cultures*
- a city that is interesting for every age group*
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- a residential environment where the people know each other*
- a city where everyone is free to be himself/herself*
- a city where contact between age groups is frequent and happens naturally
- a city with a diverse population
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4. The caring city (3.33)
Focus on the resident
Regulations
Mindful city
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- a city where people feel safe**
- a safe city**
- a city with the necessary facilities that are accessible and available to everyone*
- a city with public spaces where people meet each other*
- a city where parents can keep an eye out on children playing outside*
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- a city where a range of residential/living housing concepts are available
- a city that respects cultural heritage
- a city where you can also find some private space
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5. Healthy and safe (3.20)
Physical layout of neighbourhoods
Playing outside
Growing up
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- a city where children can play outdoors**
- a city that allows people to recover from stress (uninterrupted sleep, quiet, recreation)*
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- a city where smoking is forbidden in public spaces
- a city where fireworks are completely forbidden
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6. Sustainability and climate (3.15)
Sporting city
Environment
Transport and energy
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- a city that encourages an active lifestyle**
- a city that has sufficient quality facilities for engaging in sports and physical activity**
- a city with good public transport facilities*
- a city that encourages participation in sports activities*
- a city where healthy food is available within walking distance*
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- a city with a high level of biodiversity
- a city that provides good information to users on where and when the environment can be qualified as good or bad
- a city where the capacity of the soil to store water is utilised
- a city with more charging stations for electrical cars
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7. Healthy buildings (3.06)
Physical quality of life
Health protection
Healthy/unhealthy environment
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- a city that intentionally creates quiet, relaxed spaces (less noise and wind, more vegetation)*
- a hygienic city (or a clean city)*
- a city with little noise pollution*
- a city that has neighbourhoods with comfortable housing (e.g. adequate ventilation)*
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- a city with sufficient flowing water that helps provide cooling in hot summers
- a city with green roofs and walls
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8. Integrated health policy (3.05)
Governance
Good health policy
Health vision
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- a city that approaches health issues from various sectors, including spatial planning, transport, municipal health services et cetera**
- a city with a municipal government that sets health as a central goal*
- a city where the healthiest option is also the easiest option*
- a city where businesses are also partners in health*
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- a city that is innovative
- a city with municipal officials that are knowledgeable and professional, so that they are not the willing victims of the market
- a city where funding is diverted from the local community as little as possible
- a city where people have a say about the source of their food, energy, products et cetera
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9. Care and income (3.03)
Money
Care facilities
Small SES (social and economic status) differences
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- a city where care facilities are accessible to all the residents
- a city with care facilities that are easily accessible
- a city with small differences in health status between income groups
- a city where everything does not revolve only around economic growth
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- a city with a low rate of unemployment
- a city where family practitioners also refer clients to social care
- a city where people are enterprising
- a city with small differences in income
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10. Inspiring city (2.97)
Safety
Attractive city
How people experience the city
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- a city where people want to live*
- a city where you enjoy being out and about, even without a specific goal*
- a sociable city with interesting cafés and restaurants as well as a great deal of culture on offer*
- a dynamic and lively city*
- a city to be proud of
- a city with spaces where people meet each other and go for inspiration
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- a city that is worth experiencing (listening, seeing, feeling, smelling)
- a city that makes you smile now and then (for example via street theatre/art)
- a culturally inspiring city
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11. Future-oriented and sustainable (2.86)
Energy-efficient
Sustainable
Future-proof city
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- a city where sports and physical activity are taken advantage of as preventive measures for remaining healthy*
- a city that is resilient (e.g. climate-proof or economically resilient)*
- a sustainable and future-proof city (e.g. circular economy, cradle to cradle)*
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- an energy-neutral city
- a city where residents are increasingly generating their own energy
- a city where food is produced locally
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12. Irregular and 'frayed' (2.05)
Human scale
Urban problems
Negative
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- a city with a view of green spaces*
- a city with surroundings that are aesthetically attractive
- ample space
- a city where weeds are allowed to grow
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- a city with residual spaces that are not reserved for any particular use
- a city with few high-rise buildings
- a city with noisy spots
- a city that is not too clean and a bit vague (not too clearly regulated)
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