The Sunday Diigo Links Post (weekly)

• Obesity linked to economic insecurity

  Interesting, especially in light of sustainablecities article about obesity rates being on the rise in *cities* (and finding no linkage to economics)…
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  The study compared ‘market-liberal’ countries (United States, Britain, Canada and Australia) with seven relatively affluent European countries that have systems that traditionally offer stronger social protection (Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain and Sweden). It concludes that economic security plays a significant role in determining levels of obesity. Countries with higher levels of job and income security were associated with lower levels of obesity.
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  tags: obesity economics economic_development trends

• Obesity Poses a Heavy Problem for Developing Cities | Sustainable Cities Collective

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  As urbanization occurs alongside these rising obesity rates, this presents an opportunity to change people’s behaviors through sustainable urban design, active transport, and policies that encourage physical activity and other healthy ways to live in cities.
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  tags: obesity urbanization cities trends

• Public Participation: Ten Simple Ideas for Better Online/Offline Integration

  Very good summary, ten points, for online/ offline integration.

  tags: public_participation reference online_commenting how_to

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