Creating Healthy Neighborhoods: Evidence-Based Planning and Design Strategies

ISBN-13: 9781611901917 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 264 str.

Ann Forsyth; Emily Salomon; Laura Smead

Opis

Good housing. Easy transit. Food access. Green spaces. Gathering places. Everybody wants to live in a healthy neighborhood. But creating one is more than a walk in the park. There's so much to learn and so much to do. It's hard to know where to begin. Creating Healthy Neighborhoods shows the path to places designed for living well. Three Harvard scholars -- Ann Forsyth, Emily Salomon, and Laura Smead -- bridge the gap between research and practice. Together, they map out ways for cities and towns to help their residents thrive. This practical guide approaches health from every side--physical, mental, and social. Eight overarching principles run the gamut from balance and connection to access and mobility. Twenty propositions suggest paths to explore in each of those areas, while 80 concrete actions lay out steps communities can take to get started. A solid research base makes the book ideal for planners, designers, public health professionals, and course adoption. Its direct style, real-world illustrations, and helpful glossary open it up to civic leaders, social activists, and engaged citizens. Creating Healthy Neighborhoods is a must-read for everyone who wants to make fit places to live.

Spis treści

1. Importance: Assess how health matters in this place. 2. Balance: Make healthier places by balancing physical changes with other interventions to appeal to different kinds of people. 3. Vulnerability: Plan and design for those with the most health vulnerabilities and fewest resources for making healthy choices. 4. Layout: Foster multiple dimensions of health through overall neighborhood layout. 5. Access: Provide options for getting around and increasing geographic access. 6. Connection: Create opportunities for people to interact with each other in positive ways. 7. Protection: Reduce harmful exposures at a neighborhood level through a combination of wider policies and regulations along with local actions. 8. Implementation: Coordinate diverse actions over time

O autorze

Ann Forsyth