Urban Design: Health and the Therapeutic Environment demonstrates how urban design and planning impact on public health and sustainable development. Moughtin et al. explore the concept of what makes a physically and psychologically lsquo;healthyrsquo; environment in the context of the paramount need for new homes where living standards are not compromised; in increasingly crowded cities. bull; Sets out the history and development of the healthy city; from the English spa town to standards of care in Cuba to provide a context for modern urban health development. bull; Covers a wide range of environmental; ecological; health and epidemiological issues. bull; Case studies and examples show how health policy and procedure is practically applied to sustainable urban development. Urban Design: Health and the Therapeutic Environment outlines best practice for healthy; sustainable urban design and provides a reference tool for architects; urban designers; landscape architects; health professionals and planners. Emeritus Professor Cliff Moughtin was Professor of Planning in The Queenrsquo;s University Belfast and The University of Nottingham. He is author of a number of books including the series of five Urban Design titles for Architectural Press. Kate McMahon Moughtin is a psychotherapist. She is author of Focused Therapy for Organisations and Individuals. She is interested in how literature and environmental infl uences contribute to wellbeing. Paola Signoretta is a human geographer. She is a senior research associate in the Centre for Research in Social Policy; Loughborough University. She is interested in the geographies of health; deprivation and social and financial exclusion.
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