urban design
Happy by Design: A Guide to Architecture and Mental Wellbeing
Psychology & The City: The Hidden Dimension
Designing Future Cities for Wellbeing
How home design can impact our mental health
Europe’s first Urban Psychology Summit heralded great success
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“We know more about what makes a good habitat for mountain gorillas than we do about living in our own cities” Danish architect Jan Gehl Chris Murray reports for the Urban Psyche website: “CITY, PSYCHOLOGY, PLACE: AN URBAN PSYCHOLOGY SUMMIT The global…
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Nature and mental health: An ecosystem service perspective
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“We provide consensus on the benefits of nature experience for mental health, and a model for integrating them into urban design.” This research article has been published in Science Advances. The abstract says: “A growing body of empirical evidence is revealing the…
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Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design
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“The happy city, the green city and the low-carbon city are the same place, and we can all help build it.” More than 80% of the population in England (and more than 50% globally) now live in urban environments. In…
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The hidden ways that architecture affects how you feel
How Cities Can Integrate Nature to Improve Mental Health
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Traci Pedersen, writing on the PsychCentral website , reports that: “A growing body of research has shown the significant benefits of natural settings on human cognition and mental health. But until now, it has been difficult to quantify these benefits in a useful manner for…
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