Miniature Glasgow and the further development of the 'Miniature City' concept
As an extension of our work profiling Glasgow’s health and in order to encourage discussion about life and health in the city, GCPH working in collaboration with the International Futures Forum have produced a short film about the city, Miniature Glasgow. This innovative film, inspired by the Miniature Earth concept of a community of 100 people, provides a simple and engaging narrative about diversity, health inequality and socio-economic issues in the city.
The aim is to present information about the city and its people in an accessible way. The data used in its production come from a range of sources. The first version was made in 2009 but the data will change over time.
You can view the current version below:
Future developments
We are planning to develop the Miniature Glasgow concept in order to make comparisons to other UK and European cities. This work will continue to be underpinned by a broad socio-ecological health model and would draw city comparisons on a range of themes, including: population, diversity, health outcomes, children’s health, education, employment, poverty, inequality, social environment, crime, physical environment and transport use.
Interested in collaborating?
We would like to hear from any cities or organisations that are either involved in this type of work already or are interested in developing the ‘Miniature City’ concept.
If you are interesting in collaborating on this work please contact Bruce Whyte.