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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"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 solut...

Table of 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.