Restorative cities : urban design for mental health and wellbeing / Jenny Roe and Layla McCay.

  • Roe, Jenny (Landscape architect)
Date:
2021
  • Books

About this work

Description

"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 the rising demand on mental health care services in cities becoming unsustainable, could a better approach to urban design and planning provide a solution? Restorative Urbanism 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 researchers alike. 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Publication/Creation

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2021.

Physical description

xvi, 251 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction to restorative urbanism -- The green city -- The blue city -- The sensory city -- The neighbourly city -- The active city -- The playable city -- The inclusive city -- The restorative city.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    WM31 2021R69r
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9781350112889
  • 1350112887