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Urban planning is deeply implicated in both the planetary crisis of
climate change and the personal crises of unhealthy lifestyles.
Worldwide health issues such as obesity, mental illness, growing
health inequalities and climate vulnerability cannot be solved
solely by medicines but also by tackling the social, economic and
environmental determinants. In a time when unhealthy and
unsustainable conditions are being built into the physical fabric
of cities, a new awareness and strategy is urgently needed to
putting health and well-being at the heart of planning. The
Routledge Handbook of Planning for Health and Well-being
authoritatively and comprehensively integrates health into
planning, strengthening the hands of those who argue and plan for
healthy environments. With contributions from international leaders
in the field, the Handbook of Planning for Health and Well-being
provides context, philosophy, research, processes, and tools of
experienced practitioners through case studies from four
continents.
Healthy Urban Planning aims to refocus urban planners on the implications of their work for human health and well-being. If many of the problems faced in cities are to be resolved, improving health will be the fundamental goal of urban planners. Poor housing, poverty, stress, pollution, and lack of access to jobs, goods and services all impact upon health. This book provides practical advice on ways to integrate health and urban planning and will be essential reading for urban planners, developers, urban designers, transport planners, and those working in the fields of regeneration and renewal. It will also be of interest to those with an interest in sustainable development.
Sustainable development is still seen by authorities as an abstract
concept. Local Environmental Auditing will help put it into
practice. The book provides a comprehensive guide to monitoring the
state of the local environment and establishing the impacts of
local actions on global issues, and shows how current local
authority policy and practice can be adapted to recognize
environmental priorities. The authors provide both a guide to and
an assessment of the subject: they link the processes with the
issues, with specific information on carrying out the audit
(including checklists, case studies and standards) and a detailed
discussion of the issues and choices which local authorities may
face. Clearly structured and accessible, this will be an essential
handbook, both for local government departments and other local
organizations, and students in a wide range of subjects, including
environmental science and health, town planning, urban and rural
studies, social science and politics.
Shaping Neighbourhoods is unique in combining all aspects of the
spatial planning of neighbourhoods and towns whilst emphasising
positive outcomes for people's health and global sustainability.
This new edition retains the combination of radicalism,
evidence-based advice and pragmatism that made earlier editions so
popular. This updated edition strengthens guidance in relation to
climate change and biodiversity, tackling crises of population
health that are pushing up health-care budgets, but have elements
of their origins in poor place spatial planning - such as
isolation, lack of everyday physical activity, and respiratory
problems. It is underpinned by new research into how people use
their localities, and the best way to achieve inclusive, healthy,
low-carbon settlements. The guide can assist with: * Understanding
the principles for planning healthy and sustainable neighbourhoods
and towns * Planning collaborative and inclusive processes for
multi-sectoral working * Developing know-how and skills in matching
local need with urban form * Discovering new ways to integrate
development with natural systems * Designing places with character
and recognising good urban form Whether you are a student faced
with a local planning project; a public health professional,
planner, urban designer or developer involved in new development or
regeneration; a council concerned with promoting healthy and
sustainable environments; or a community group wanting to improve
your neighbourhood - you will find help here.
Healthy Urban Planning aims to refocus urban planners on the implications of their work for human health and well-being. If many of the problems faced in cities are to be resolved, improving health will be the fundamental goal of urban planners. Poor housing, poverty, stress, pollution, and lack of access to jobs, goods and services all impact upon health. This book provides practical advice on ways to integrate health and urban planning and will be essential reading for urban planners, developers, urban designers, transport planners, and those working in the fields of regeneration and renewal. It will also be of interest to those with an interest in sustainable development.
'This book re-addresses the concepts of neighbourhood and community
in a refreshing and challenging way. It will be of immense benefit,
not only to town planners but also to al those professional and
voluntary groups and politicians who seek to create the new
communities of tomorrow' From the Foreword by Jed Griffiths, Past
President of the Royal Town Planning Institute. There is widespread
support for the principle of creating more sustainable communities,
but much hazy, wishful-thinking about what this might mean in
practice. In reality, we witness more the death of local
neighbourhoods than their creation or rejuvenation, reflecting an
increasingly mobile, privatized and commodified society.
Sustainable Communities examines the practicalities of re-inventing
neighbourhoods. It is neither an idealistic, utopian tract nor a
designer's manual, but is, rather, a serious attempt to address the
real issues. This collection of expert contributions: * examines
the nature of local community and methods of building social
capital * presents the findings of a world-wide survey of
eco-neighbourhoods and eco-villages with case studies from the
United Kingdom, Europe, America and Australia * develops a fresh
perspective on the planning and design of neighbourhoods in urban
areas, based on the eco-system approach * explores practical
programmes for local resource management and the implications for
community-based decision-making * provides a detailed appendix
listing current eco-village and eco-neighbourhood schemes by
country Written by an interdisciplinary team of social and
environmental scientists, town planners and urban designers, this
is a thought-provoking and important contribution to both the
theory and practice of the development of sustainable communities.
Sustainable development is still seen by authorities as an abstract
concept. Local Environmental Auditing will help put it into
practice. The book provides a comprehensive guide to monitoring the
state of the local environment and establishing the impacts of
local actions on global issues, and shows how current local
authority policy and practice can be adapted to recognize
environmental priorities. The authors provide both a guide to and
an assessment of the subject: they link the processes with the
issues, with specific information on carrying out the audit
(including checklists, case studies and standards) and a detailed
discussion of the issues and choices which local authorities may
face. Clearly structured and accessible, this will be an essential
handbook, both for local government departments and other local
organizations, and students in a wide range of subjects, including
environmental science and health, town planning, urban and rural
studies, social science and politics.
City of Well-being provides a radical and holistic introduction to
the science and art of town planning. It starts from the premise
that the purpose of planning is the health, well-being and
sustainable quality of life of people. Drawing on current and
historic examples it offers inspiration, information and an
integrated perspective which challenges all professions and
decision-makers that affect the urban environment. It is both
authoritative and readable, designed for students, practitioners,
politicians and civil society. The science. Summarizing the most
recent research, the book demonstrates the interrelationships
between the huge issues of obesity, unhealthy lifestyles,
inequality, mental illness, climate change and environmental
quality. The radical implications for transport, housing, economic,
social and energy policies are spelt out. The art and politics. The
book examines how economic development really happens, and how
spatial decisions reinforce or undermine good intentions. It
searches for the creative strategies, urban forms and neighbourhood
designs that can marry the ideal with the real. The relationship of
planning and politics is tackled head-on, leading to conclusions
about the role of planners, communities and development agencies in
a pluralistic society. Healthy planning principles could provide a
powerful logical motivation for all practitioners.
Urban planning is deeply implicated in both the planetary crisis of
climate change and the personal crises of unhealthy lifestyles.
Worldwide health issues such as obesity, mental illness, growing
health inequalities and climate vulnerability cannot be solved
solely by medicines but also by tackling the social, economic and
environmental determinants. In a time when unhealthy and
unsustainable conditions are being built into the physical fabric
of cities, a new awareness and strategy is urgently needed to
putting health and well-being at the heart of planning. The
Routledge Handbook of Planning for Health and Well-being
authoritatively and comprehensively integrates health into
planning, strengthening the hands of those who argue and plan for
healthy environments. With contributions from international leaders
in the field, the Handbook of Planning for Health and Well-being
provides context, philosophy, research, processes, and tools of
experienced practitioners through case studies from four
continents.
'This book re-addresses the concepts of neighbourhood and community
in a refreshing and challenging way. It will be of immense benefit,
not only to town planners but also to al those professional and
voluntary groups and politicians who seek to create the new
communities of tomorrow' From the Foreword by Jed Griffiths, Past
President of the Royal Town Planning Institute. There is widespread
support for the principle of creating more sustainable communities,
but much hazy, wishful-thinking about what this might mean in
practice. In reality, we witness more the death of local
neighbourhoods than their creation or rejuvenation, reflecting an
increasingly mobile, privatized and commodified society.
Sustainable Communities examines the practicalities of re-inventing
neighbourhoods. It is neither an idealistic, utopian tract nor a
designer's manual, but is, rather, a serious attempt to address the
real issues. This collection of expert contributions: * examines
the nature of local community and methods of building social
capital * presents the findings of a world-wide survey of
eco-neighbourhoods and eco-villages with case studies from the
United Kingdom, Europe, America and Australia * develops a fresh
perspective on the planning and design of neighbourhoods in urban
areas, based on the eco-system approach * explores practical
programmes for local resource management and the implications for
community-based decision-making * provides a detailed appendix
listing current eco-village and eco-neighbourhood schemes by
country Written by an interdisciplinary team of social and
environmental scientists, town planners and urban designers, this
is a thought-provoking and important contribution to both the
theory and practice of the development of sustainable communities.
City of Well-being provides a radical and holistic introduction to
the science and art of town planning. It starts from the premise
that the purpose of planning is the health, well-being and
sustainable quality of life of people. Drawing on current and
historic examples it offers inspiration, information and an
integrated perspective which challenges all professions and
decision-makers that affect the urban environment. It is both
authoritative and readable, designed for students, practitioners,
politicians and civil society. The science. Summarizing the most
recent research, the book demonstrates the interrelationships
between the huge issues of obesity, unhealthy lifestyles,
inequality, mental illness, climate change and environmental
quality. The radical implications for transport, housing, economic,
social and energy policies are spelt out. The art and politics. The
book examines how economic development really happens, and how
spatial decisions reinforce or undermine good intentions. It
searches for the creative strategies, urban forms and neighbourhood
designs that can marry the ideal with the real. The relationship of
planning and politics is tackled head-on, leading to conclusions
about the role of planners, communities and development agencies in
a pluralistic society. Healthy planning principles could provide a
powerful logical motivation for all practitioners.
Shaping Neighbourhoods is unique in combining all aspects of the
spatial planning of neighbourhoods and towns whilst emphasising
positive outcomes for people's health and global sustainability.
This new edition retains the combination of radicalism,
evidence-based advice and pragmatism that made earlier editions so
popular. This updated edition strengthens guidance in relation to
climate change and biodiversity, tackling crises of population
health that are pushing up health-care budgets, but have elements
of their origins in poor place spatial planning - such as
isolation, lack of everyday physical activity, and respiratory
problems. It is underpinned by new research into how people use
their localities, and the best way to achieve inclusive, healthy,
low-carbon settlements. The guide can assist with: * Understanding
the principles for planning healthy and sustainable neighbourhoods
and towns * Planning collaborative and inclusive processes for
multi-sectoral working * Developing know-how and skills in matching
local need with urban form * Discovering new ways to integrate
development with natural systems * Designing places with character
and recognising good urban form Whether you are a student faced
with a local planning project; a public health professional,
planner, urban designer or developer involved in new development or
regeneration; a council concerned with promoting healthy and
sustainable environments; or a community group wanting to improve
your neighbourhood - you will find help here.
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