Main description:

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.

Contents:

Foreword by Agis Tsouros

Introduction

Part I: PERSPECTIVES

Overview by Hugh Barton

1. Planning for health and well-being: the time for action - Hugh Barton

2. Integrating Health into Town Planning: A History - Robert Freestone and Andrew Wheeler

3. Urban inequities, population health & spatial planning - Jason Corburn

4. Rapid urbanization, health and well-being - Cliff Hague

5. Healthy cities, healthy planet: towards the regenerative city - Herbert Girardet

6. Mind the gap: bridging the divide between knowledge, policy and practice - Roderick Lawrence

Part II: THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE

Overview by Susan Thompson

7. Health inequalities and the role of the physical and social environment - Matilda Allen and Jessica Allen

8. Active travel: its fall and rise - Adrian Davis and John Parkin

9. The influence of urban design and planning on physical activity - Billie Giles-Corti, Sarah Foster et al

10. Healthy play for all ages in public open spaces - Ben Spencer and Lamine Mahjoubi

11. Mental well-being and the influence of place - Libby Burton

12. Crime and community safety: challenging the design consensus - Paul Cozens

13. The role of planning and design in advancing a bio-nutrition sensitive food system - Jane Dixon and Emily Ballantyne-Brodie

Part III: THE HUMAN HABITAT

Overview by Marcus Grant

14. Obesogenic built environment: concepts and complexities - Tim Townsend, Rachel Gallo and Amelia Lake

15. Settlement patterns, urban form and travel - Peter Hedicar

16. Retrofitting suburbia for health: scenarios for neighbourhood planning - Hugh Barton and Marcus Grant

17. Beyond the park: linking urban greenspaces, human well-being and environmental health - Linda Corkery

18. Hotter cities: climate change and planning for resilient, healthy urban environments - Louise McKenzie

19. Housing, energy efficiency and fuel poverty - Brenda Boardman

20. The spatial determinants of air quality - Enda Hayes

21. Water management, urban development and health - Jessica Lamond

Part IV: PROCESSES AND TOOLS

Overview by Sarah Burgess

22. The co-benefits framework for understanding and action on climate change - Susan Thompson and Anthony Capon

23. Delivering healthy places: the role of the private sector - James de Havilland and Sarah Burgess

24. Building collaborative partnerships - Lynda Addison

25. Creating healthier, smarter places: learning from European cities - Nicholas Falk

26. Assessing the potential health effects of policies, plans and projects - Ben Cave

27. A strategic approach to green infrastructure planning - Val Kirby

28. Healthy housing - Elena Marco and Sarah Burgess

29. Community housing and place-making - Martin Large and Hugh Barton

30. Local management of energy demand and supply - Ove Christen Morck

Part V: HEALTHY PLANNING IN GLOBAL PRACTICE

Overview by Hugh Barton and Laurence Carmichael

31. Healthy planning in Australia - Jennifer Kent and Susan Thompson

32. Planning for resilient cities: lessons from post-earthquake Canterbury - Suzanne Valence

33. The development of a healthy ageing programme in Taiwan - Tzu-Yuan Stessa Chao

34. Managing city development for health in India: the case of Hyderabad city - Maheep Singh Thapar and Mala Rao

35. The integration of health into planning in Turkish cities - Nalan Fidan and Ercumant Yilmaz

36. Health-integrated planning and appraisal in the English Midlands - Judy Kurth, Zafar Iqbal, Paul Southon, Chris Weston and Charlotte Robinson

37. The three fabrics strategy in Finland - Leo Kosonen

38. Freiburg: green capital of Europe - Marcus Grant and Hugh Barton

39. Public realm and public health in North American cities - Bruce Mcvean and Lucy Saunders

40. Planning a healthy city: progress and challenges in Portland, Oregon - Carl Abbott and Moriah McSharry

41. Designing for conviviality and city vitality in Portland - Paddy Tillett

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