London, Fred,
Healthy placemaking : wellbeing through urban design / Fred London. - 1 online resource
Human nature and health -- Health at the heart of planning -- From theory to practice -- Where next?
In modern-day society the main threats to public health are now considered 'avoidable illnesses', which are often caused by a lack of exercise and physical activity. Research suggests that architectural and urban design strategies play an important role in reducing the amount of avoidable illnesses by enabling physical activity through healthier streets. Practitioners must now consider how they can encourage people to lead healthier lifestyles and improve health through urban design. This book presents the path to healthier cities through six core themes - urban planning, walkable communities, neighbourhood building blocks, movement networks, environmental integration and community empowerment. Each theme is presented with an overview of the issues, the solutions and how to apply them practically with exemplars and precedents. It's an essential text that provides practitioners across urban design, architecture, master planning with the necessary knowledge and guidance to understand their role in producing healthier places and put it in to practice.
9781003010050 1003010059 9781000764864 1000764869 9781000765045 1000765040 9781000764956 1000764958
10.4324/9781003010050 doi
City planning--Health aspects.
Public health.
Urban health.
Community development.
ARCHITECTURE / General
ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning
HT166 / .L66 2020eb
307.1/216
Healthy placemaking : wellbeing through urban design / Fred London. - 1 online resource
Human nature and health -- Health at the heart of planning -- From theory to practice -- Where next?
In modern-day society the main threats to public health are now considered 'avoidable illnesses', which are often caused by a lack of exercise and physical activity. Research suggests that architectural and urban design strategies play an important role in reducing the amount of avoidable illnesses by enabling physical activity through healthier streets. Practitioners must now consider how they can encourage people to lead healthier lifestyles and improve health through urban design. This book presents the path to healthier cities through six core themes - urban planning, walkable communities, neighbourhood building blocks, movement networks, environmental integration and community empowerment. Each theme is presented with an overview of the issues, the solutions and how to apply them practically with exemplars and precedents. It's an essential text that provides practitioners across urban design, architecture, master planning with the necessary knowledge and guidance to understand their role in producing healthier places and put it in to practice.
9781003010050 1003010059 9781000764864 1000764869 9781000765045 1000765040 9781000764956 1000764958
10.4324/9781003010050 doi
City planning--Health aspects.
Public health.
Urban health.
Community development.
ARCHITECTURE / General
ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning
HT166 / .L66 2020eb
307.1/216