The book is intended for citizens and political decision-makers, who are interested in systems perspectives on urban health and well-being, examples ofhow to deal with the increasing complexity of cities and the accompanying environmental and social impacts of increasing urbanization. Furthermore, it hopes to inspire decision-makers to facilitate finding solutions, in order to reach the goal of advancing global urban health and well-being.

A smart health approach in cities.- Why health in cities matter: A whole systems approach in practice.- Co-creating FAIR data for healthy and resilient urban development.- Working towards more inclusive inner-city environments for people with disability.- Who are the poor, and how do they survive in an emerging city of developing countries.- Global assessments of sexual and reproductive health needs of rural-urban migrants in an urbanizing world.- Sound alliance: a participatory management and systems approach to co-create healthy urban soundscapes and procure Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda.- COVID-19 and Urban Food System.- Developing a Digital Learning Platform for Adolescents in Vulnerable Communities in The City of Medellin, Colombia.- A Tool to Tackle Covid-19 Confinement Challenges.- Partial System Analysis of Traffic Noise Reduction in Tarik Al Jadidah, Beirut, Lebanon.- Managing urban green spaces for biodiversity and health: systems thinking from a regional Australian city on synergies, trade-offs, and enablers.- Interdisciplinary participative platforms to ensure the wellbeing of African city dwellers.- Access to contraceptives among urban residents living in informal settlements in Kira Municipality, Uganda.- Effective execution of provisions under Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) through multi sectoral approach to reduce use of tobacco in Indore city, India.- Operationalizing the One Health Approach in a Context of Urban Transformations.