Planning and Building Healthy Communities for Mental Health: Method, Findings and Reflections from a Recent Integrative Study

Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health, 3: 2017

By: The Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health

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Built Environment and Health

This article looks at the extent to which four new residential neighborhoods around Sydney, Australia support health and wellbeing. Figure 1 provides a matrix of a built environment that supports health. The article concludes with a list of 11 strategies to improve mental health through urban design.