Restorative Cities: Urban Design for Mental Health and Wellbeing Roe Jenny
Restorative Cities: Urban Design for Mental Health and Wellbeing Roe Jenny Overcrowding, noise and air pollution, long commutes and lack of daylight can take a huge toll on the mental well-being of…
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Restorative Cities: Urban Design for Mental Health and Wellbeing Roe Jenny
Overcrowding, noise and air pollution, long commutes and lack of daylight can take a huge toll on the mental well-being of city-dwellers. 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. With mental healthcare services under increasing pressure, could a better approach to urban design and planning provide a solution?
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