Designing for Urban Health and Well-being by Revisiting Proximity, Walkability, and Accessibility

Psyllidis, A.

Designing for Urban Health and Well-being by Revisiting Proximity, Walkability, and Accessibility

Title

Designing for Urban Health and Well-being by Revisiting Proximity, Walkability, and Accessibility

Author

Psyllidis, A. (TU Delft Internet of Things)

Contributor

Veddeler, Christian (editor)
Kuijper, Joran (editor)
Gath-Morad, Michal (editor)
van der Wal, Iris (editor)

Date

2023

Abstract

Can planning and design influence health and well-being in urban settings? Even though it was the public health issues faced by industrial cities that originally gave rise to the field of city planning, their paths have diverged over the years.However, how human settlements are planned, designed, and built can drastically improve or harm human health and well-being through factors that either promote or obstruct healthier lifestyles. Global organizations currently advocate city designs that enhance access to a wide range of resources and experiences for all. But how do we evaluate the successful translation of these goals into healthy, resilient, and socially cohesive human settlements and communities? This chapter revisits fundamental concepts of proximity, walkability, and accessibility that are omnipresent in planning and design directives for healthier communities. It critically examines prevailing conceptualizations and measures and offers alternative directions for operationalizations that accommodate the variety of human behaviours and the complex linkages between factors in the urban environment.

Subject

Urban health
Well-being
Proximity
Walkability
Accessibility
Environment

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Publisher

TU Delft OPEN Publishing, Delft

ISBN

9789463666428

Source

Future Cities—City Futures: Emerging Urban Perspectives

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