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In this chapter we review the first five chapters of the book through the lens of social movement theory and within a gaze of glocal health (the idea that the global and the local have become inextricably connected) development and evidence. We seek a foundation for the case material in Part II of the book in the documented evidence of Healthy Cities, communities, and villages around the world, and in particular in the series of evaluations carried out for the European Region of WHO Healthy Cities networks. As such, the chapter provides a comprehensive update on the empirical evidence for Healthy Cities around the world. It ends with a reading guide for the ‘regional’ case material in Part II of the book and a justification for the material compiled in that section.

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  1. Centre for Health Equity Training, Research & Evaluation (CHETRE), University of New South Wales, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Ingham Institute, Locked Bag 7103, Liverpool, BC, NSW 1871, Australia

    Evelyne de Leeuw

  2. Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva, Campus Biotech, Campus Biotech, Geneva, Switzerland

    Jean Simos

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    Evelyne de Leeuw

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    Jean Simos

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de Leeuw, E., Simos, J. (2017). Healthy Cities Move to Maturity. In: de Leeuw, E., Simos, J. (eds) Healthy Cities. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6694-3_5

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