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445 promoting policy on architecture and ‘place’. The intersectoral public health action plan (Fachplan Gesundheit), promoted by the North Rhine-Westphalia Centre for Health since 2009, is intended for use by the public health sector in optimizing par- ticipation in the municipal policy and planning cycle (Claßen and Mekel 2017). Additionally, the ‘Leitfaden Gesunde Stadt’, an adopted version of the Healthy Urban Development Checklist of New South Wales (NSW 2009), has been pub- lished for use by local and regional public health and planning authorities (Landeszentrum Gesundheit NRW 2016). However, the results of the implementa- tion of such guidelines and policies, and the linking of EIA and HIA in England, remain to be seen. In the absence of such evidence, we argue for the importance of these efforts because, if landscape planning is to have a socially acknowledged role in the face of rapidly changing natural, technological and political conditions and global grand challenges such as climate change, urbanization, health inequity and an ageing population, it must tackle key societal problems. This position is sup- ported by a variety of publications by governmental bodies, scientists and NGOs. It remains to be seen if and how they will affect landscape planning in the mid- and long-term perspective. References Abraham A, Sommerhalder K, Bolliger-Salzmann H, Abel T (2007) Landschaft und Gesundheit. Das Potential einer Verbindung zweier Konzepte. Universität Bern, Institut für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin, Abteilung Gesundheitsforschung. Bern. Online at http://www.sl-fp.ch/get- datei.php?datei_id=817. Accessed on 14.01.2013 Bedimo-Rung AL, Mowen AJ, Cohen DA (2005) The significance of parks to physical activity and public health  – a conceptual model. Am J  Prev Med 28(Suppl. 2):159–168 Bell S, Hamilton V, Montarzino A, Rothnie H, Travlou P, Alves S (2008) Greenspace and quality of life: a critical literature review. greenspace Scotland research report. Online at http://www. greenspacescotland.org.uk/SharedFiles/Download.aspx?pageid=133&mid=129&fileid=95. Accessed on 09.08.2012 BfN (Bundesamt für Naturschutz) (2017a) Federal concept green infrastructure. Nature Conservation Foundations for plans adopted by the German Federation.). Online at: https:// www.bfn.de/fileadmin/BfN/planung/bkgi/Dokumente/BKGI_Broschuere_englisch.pdf. Accessed on 15.12.2017 BfN (Bundesamt für Naturschutz) (Hrsg) (2017b) Urbane Grüne Infrastruktur. Grundlage für attraktive und zukunftsfähige Städte. Hinweise für die kommunale Praxis, Bonn Bloß L (2016) A greenway for sustainable mobility. The potential of developing a greenway net- work for cyclists and pedestrians in Oranienburg using the Least-Cost Path. Master thesis. TU Berlin. Online at: http://www.landschaft.tu-berlin.de/menue/studium_und_lehre/abschlussar- beiten/. Accessed 03.12.2017 BMUB (Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz, Bau und Reaktorsicherheit) (2017) Weißbuch Stadtgrün. Grün in der Stadt  – Für eine lebenswerte Zukunft, Berlin Claßen T, Mekel O (2017) Empowering local public health authorities as key drivers of an intersec- toral municipal public health action plan: the experience of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In: WHO Regional Office for Europe (ed) Sustainable development in Wales and other regions in Europe  – achieving health and equity for present and future generations. World Health Organization, Copenhagen, pp  38–42 19 Linking Landscape Planning and  Health