The built environment influences health and well-being in a myriad of ways. Some neighbourhoods are plagued by busy roads that are a constant source of danger, noise, and air pollution. In some cities there is inadequate green space for children to play and socialise safely. Yet, this book argues, it does not have to be this way. With focus on human health, well-being, and flourishing, this book explores the ways in which peopleâs lives are impacted by the built environment and how we can create, adapt, and design healthy and inclusive places.The volume explores the relationship between urban design and human flourishing and initiates broad discussions around relevant questions such as âWhat is a healthy place?â, âWhat influences our perceptions of built environment more? Is it our age or our cultural background?â. The book includes six chapters from internationally renowned authors who attempt to unpack some of the key aspects that urban designers need to consider in order to create places that enable â rather than constrain â individuals and communities to live rich fulfilling lives.This book will be of great value to students, scholars, and researchers interested in urban design, planning, and in exploring how built environment impacts health and happiness.The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Urban Design.
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This volume explores the relationship between urban design and human flourishing and initiates broad discussions around relevant questions such as âWhat is a healthy place?â, âWhat influences our perceptions of built environment more? Is it our age or our cultural background?â.
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Introduction: Urban design and human flourishingTim G. Townshend1. What is a healthy place? Models for cities and neighbourhoodsAnn Forsyth2. Validating a comprehensive plan scoring system for healthy community design in League City, TexasJennifer A. Horney, Caroline Dwyer, Bea Vendrell-Velez and Galen Newman3. The effects of New Urbanism on public healthHamid Iravani and Venkat Rao4. Suburban shopping malls as spaces for community health and human flourishing: an Aotearoa New Zealand case studyChantal Mawer and Rebecca Kiddle5. Challenging the visual: learning from the mobility narratives of visually impaired personsJayne M. Jeffries, Rose Gilroy and Tim Townshend6. Well-being age and spaceValeria Minucciani and Nilufer Saglar Onay
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ISBN
9780367724368
Publisert
2021-04-13
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Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
362 gr
Høyde
246 mm
Bredde
174 mm
AldersnivĂĽ
U, 05
SprĂĽk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
110
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Om bidragsyterne
Tim G. Townshend is Professor of Urban Design for Health and Leader of the Global Urban Research Unit (GURU) âUrban Design and Human Flourishingâ theme at Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Tim has established an international profile in health/built environment through a steady output of publications over two decades that has forged links between disciplinary divides.