Title: The Role of Planning in Improving Public Health: Lessons from Real-World Examples

The main purpose of planning should be to improve people’s health. Discuss?
Please state which planning context provides the background to your answer if this is not the United Kingdom. Credit will be given to those essays that draw upon ‘real-world’ examples of good or bad practice in terms of city plans, strategies, techniques, principles and approaches in relation to the planning and health agenda. 
Assessment criteria • Your ability to critically engage with the topic • Your understanding of the relevant theoretical literature • Your ability to carefully select relevant, ‘real-world’ examples that support your discussion • The quality and depth of your analysis • The overall clarity and coherence of your argument • Your ability to come to a reasoned conclusion The assessment should be no more than 3,000 words in length and the word count provided.