Restorative Cities Urban Design for Mental Health and Wellbeing

• Main Authors: Roe, Jenny (Landscape architect) (Author), McCay, Layla (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London New York Bloomsbury Visual Arts 2021
• Subjects: City planning > Psychological aspects; City and town life > Psychological aspects; City dwellers > Psychology; Environmental psychology; Mental health planning; Mental health policy; Urban policy
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• Physical Description: xvi, 251 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781350112889; 9781350112872

"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"--