Product Description

This book aims to refocus urban planners on the implications of their work for human health and well-being. Provides practical advice on ways to integrate health and urban planning.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #835237 in Books
• Published on: 2000-11-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 184 pages

Dale McFadzean, Scottish Planning and Environmental Law Journal, June 02
It will be of great interest to planning profesionals involved in the design or regeneration of urban environments. '

Review
'This is an innovative text which successfully combines both theory and practice. It will be of great interest to planning professionals involved in the design and regeneration of urban environments.' Scottish Planning and Environmental Law, June 2002

'This is a readable book for all involved in urban planning, public health, the planning and delivery of human services and research on their effectiveness and health-related outcomes ... The book can be strongly recommended to all those with an interest in health, development and planning.' - Urban Studies

From the Back Cover
Healthy urban planning means planning for people. It promotes the idea that a city is much more than buildings, streets and open spaces, but a living, breathing organism, the health of which is closely linked to that of its citizens.

It has long been acknowledged that conditions in cities, sometimes compounded by urban planning practices, can be detrimental to health. Healthy Urban Planning focuses on the positive impact that urban planning can have on human health, well-being, and quality of life, and reflects WHO's broad definition of health. The book explains concepts and principles, and draws on the experiences of cities and towns throughout Europe, many of which are part of the Healthy Cities movement. It then goes on to suggest an approach which puts a desire for healthy citizens back at the very heart of urban planning practice.

Professionals involved in the planning, design and regeneration of the urban environment will find the ideas and approaches contained in this book refreshing and stimulating. It will also enable public health professionals to learn more about the role urban planners can play in promoting health.