Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Introduction to ICSU, UNU, IAP and IUE; 1 Advancing Health and Wellbeing in the Changing Urban Environment; 1 Background; 2 Introduction: Urban Transformations and Health; 3 Context and Relevance: Why Cities and Why Urban Health?; 3.1 Urbanisation, Urban Density and Complexity; 3.2 Governing Urban Complexity for Health and Wellbeing; 4 Policy Relevance and Decision Making; 5 A Systems Approach to Urban Health and Wellbeing; 5.1 Why a Systems Approach Is Needed; 5.2 What Is a Systems Approach to Urban Health and Wellbeing?

6 Implementing the Systems Approach: A Conceptual Framework7 Vision and Goals of a Science Programme on a Systems Approach to Urban Health and Wellbeing; 8 Guiding Principles and Thematic Areas; 9 The Kind of City People Want; References; Endnotes; Glossary; Index