Healthy environments, healing spaces : practices and directions in health, planning, and design

"This collection of essays by leading scholars and practitioners of salutogenic design addresses a timely and essential question : how can we design, plan, and sustain built environments that will foster health and healing? With this principal focus, Healthy environments, healing spaces investigates a range of contemporary issues, including health equity, biophilic cities, healthcare facility design, environmental health, aging in place, and food systems planning."--Page 4 de la couverture. Read more... Introduction -- Part I. Design and planning of healthy cities: Healthy transportation / Andrew Mondschein -- Promoting health equity through community planning / Jason Corburn -- Evidence-based practice / Ann Forsyth. -- Designing for health / Ellen Bassett. -- Part II. Healing power of biophilic design: Biophilic flourishing / Timothy Beatley -- Can nature be a health intervention? / Judith H. Heerwagen -- Nature as physician / Reuben Rainey. -- Part III: Art and architecture for health: The ultimate test for design / Tye Farrow -- Creativity and compassion / Reuben Rainey and Christina Mullen -- Design for aging / Emily Chmielewski and J. David Hoglund. -- Part IV. Creating a healthy community food system: Community food infrastructure / Samina Raja and Jennifer Whittaker -- Community food interventions for healing / Tanya Denckla Cobb and Carla Jones. -- Conclusion: The challenges and opportunites of designing healthy, flourishing communities and spaces. -- Afterword / Howard Frumkin This collection of essays by leading scholars and practitioners addresses a timely and essential question: How can we design, plan, and sustain built environments that will foster health and healing? With a salutogenic (health-promoting) focus, Healthy Environments, Healing Spaces addresses a range of contemporary issues, including health equity, biophilic cities, healthcare facility design, environmental health, aging in place, and food systems planning.Contributors: Ellen Bassett ● Timothy Beatley ● Emily Chmielewski ● Jason Corburn ● Tanya Denckla Cobb ● Tye Farrow ● Ann Forsyth ● Howard Frumkin ● Judith H. Heerwagen ● J. David Hoglund ● Carla Jones ● Andrew Mondschein ● Christina Mullen ● Reuben Rainey ● Samina Raja ● Jennifer Whittaker Addresses a timely and essential question: How can we design, plan, and sustain built environments that will foster health and healing? With a salutogenic (health-promoting) focus, this volume addresses a range of contemporary issues, including health equity, biophilic cities, healthcare facility design, environmental health, aging in place, and food systems planning. Edited By Timothy Beatley, Carla Jones, And Reuben Rainey. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.