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Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide, Wellbeing and the Environment
eBook - Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide
ISBN/EAN: 9781118716243
Umbreit-Nr.: 6217917
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 736 S., 14.52 MB
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Erschienen am 05.02.2014
Auflage: 1/2014
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DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- <p>Part of the six-volume<i>Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide</i>, this volume examines the ways in which the built environment can affect and enhance the wellbeing of society.</p><ul><li>Explores the effects of environment on wellbeing and provides insight and guidance for designing, creating, or providing environments that improve wellbeing</li><li>Looks at the social and health issues surrounding sustainable energy and sustainable communities, and how those connect to concepts of wellbeing</li><li>Brings the evidence base for environmental wellbeing into one volume from across disciplines including urban planning, psychology, sociology, healthcare, architecture, and more</li><li>Part of the six-volume set<i>Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide</i>, which brings together leading research on wellbeing from across the social sciences</li></ul>
- Kurztext
- Inhaltsangabe<p>About the Editors ix</p> <p>Contributors xi</p> <p>Full Contents of <i>Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide</i> xiii</p> <p>Introduction to <i>Wellbeing: A Complete Reference Guide</i> xxvii</p> <p>1 Wellbeing and the Environment: An Overview 1<br /><i>Rachel Cooper</i></p> <p><b>Part 1 Wellbeing and the Neighborhood 21</b></p> <p>2 Urban Neighborhoods and Mental Health across the Life Course 23<br /><i>Erin Gilbert and Sandro Galea</i></p> <p>3 The Impact of the Local Social and Physical Local Environment on Wellbeing 51<br /><i>Anne Ellaway</i></p> <p>4 Density and Mental Wellbeing 69<br /><i>Christopher T. Boyko and Rachel Cooper</i></p> <p>5 Neighborhoods and Social Interaction 91<br /><i>Scott C. Brown and Joanna Lombard</i></p> <p>6 Living in the City: Mixed Use and Quality of Life 119<br /><i>Graeme Evans</i></p> <p>7 "We Live Here Too". . . What Makes a Child-Friendly Neighborhood? 147<br /><i>Karen E. Martin and Lisa J. Wood</i></p> <p>8 A Step Too Far? Designing Dementia-Friendly Neighborhoods 185<br /><i>Lynne Mitchell</i></p> <p>9 Walkable Neighborhoods: Principles, Measures, and Health Impacts 219<br /><i>Tim G. Townshend</i></p> <p>10 Quality of Urban Spaces and Wellbeing 249<br /><i>Mags Adams</i></p> <p><b>Part 2 Wellbeing and Buildings 271</b></p> <p>11 Children and the Physical Environment 273<br /><i>Lorraine E. Maxwell and Gary W. Evans</i></p> <p>12 Wellbeing and the School Environment 301<br /><i>Andy Jones and Flo Harrison</i></p> <p>13 The Built Housing Environment, Wellbeing, and Older People 335<br /><i>Rachael Dutton</i></p> <p>14 Workplace and Wellbeing 373<br /><i>Jeremy Myerson</i></p> <p>15 Linking the Physical Design of Health-Care Environments to Wellbeing Indicators 391<br /><i>Sarah Payne, Rachel Potter, and Rebecca Cain</i></p> <p><b>Part 3 Wellbeing and Green Spaces 419</b></p> <p>16 Wellbeing and Green Spaces in Cities 421<br /><i>William Sullivan</i></p> <p>17 Environmental Interaction and Engagement: Supporting Wellbeing 445<br /><i>Richard Coles</i></p> <p><b>Part 4 Wellbeing and the Environment: Other Factors and the Future 499</b></p> <p>18 Crime and the Urban Environment: The Implications for Wellbeing 501<br /><i>Caroline L. Davey and Andrew B. Wootton</i></p> <p>19 Transport and Wellbeing 535<br /><i>Nick Tyler</i></p> <p>20 Air Quality and Wellbeing 569<br /><i>Ben Croxford</i></p> <p>21 Implications of Low-Carbon Design of Housing for Health and Wellbeing: A U.K. Case Study 579<br /><i>Michael Davies, Ian Hamilton, Anna Mavrogianni, Rokia Raslan, and Paul Wilkinson</i></p> <p>22 Cobenefits of Insulating Houses: Research Evidence and Policy Implications 607<br /><i>Philippa Howden-Chapman and Nicholas Preval</i></p> <p>23 The Multiple Pathways between Environment and Health 627<br /><i>Marketta Kytta and Anna Broberg</i></p> <p>24 Summary: Wellbeing and the Environmental Implications for Design 653<br /><i>Rachel Cooper and Elizabeth Burton</i></p> <p>Index 669</p>
- Autorenportrait
- <p><b>Rachel Cooper</b> is Professor of Design Management and Policy at the University of Lancaster.</p><p><b>Elizabeth Burton</b> is Professor of Sustainable Building Design and Wellbeing and founding director of the Wellbeing in Sustainable Environments research unit at the University of Warwick.</p><p><b>Cary L. Cooper</b> is Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University.</p>