Restorative cities

eng

Restorative cities

urban design for mental health and wellbeing

Jenny Roe and Layla McCay

London ; New York ; Oxford ; New Delhi ; Sydney

Bloomsbury VISUAL ARTS

London ; New York ; Oxford ; New Delhi ; Sydney

Bloomsbury Publishing

1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 254 Seiten)

Illustrationen, Diagramme

Stadtplanung / Stadtgrün / Stadtgestaltung / Psychische Gesundheit / Wohlbefinden

LB 73000

AR 27300

RB 10585

RB 10909

ZH 9300

"Overcrowding, noise and air pollution, long commutes and lack of daylight can take a huge toll on the mental well-being of city-dwellers. With mental healthcare services under increasing pressure, could a better approach to urban design and planning provide a solution? The restrictions faced by city residents around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic has brought home just how much urban design can affect our mental health ? and created an imperative to seize this opportunity. Restorative Cities explores a new way of designing cities, one which places mental health and wellness at the forefront. Establishing a blueprint for urban design for mental health, it examines a range of strategies ? from sensory architecture to place-making for creativity and community ? and brings a genuinely evidence-based approach that will appeal to designers and planners, health practitioners and researchers alike - and provide compelling insights for anyone who cares about how our surroundings affect us. Written by a psychiatrist and public health specialist, and an environmental psychologist with extensive experience of architectural practice, this much-needed work will prompt debate and inspire built environment students and professionals to think more about the positive potential of their designs for mental well-being."--