Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Water, blue space and health and well-being

Blue space as an essential factor in environment and health / George P. Morris, S. Mishra Himansu, Lora E. Fleming

Potential benefits of blue space for human health and well-being / Mathew P. White, Lewis R. Elliott, Mireia Gascon, Bethany Roberts, Lora E. Fleming

Co-design with local stakeholders / Mart Külvik, Mireia Gascon, Marina Cervera Alonso de Medina, Lewis R. Elliott, Jekaterina Balicka, Frederico Meireles Rodrigues, Monika Suškevičs

Part 2. Tools, indicators and models for planning and design

Generating evidence in support of site planning and design : the BlueHealth toolbox / James Grellier, Himansu S. Mishra, Lewis R. Elliott, Susanne Wuijts, Matthias F. W. Braubach

Assessing the land-water environment / Himansu S. Mishra, Katrin Saar, Simon Bell

Observing behaviour for site planning and design / Peeter Vassiljev, Cristina Vert, Simon Bell

Capturing affordances for health and well-being at the city scale / Gloria Niin, Peeter Vassiljev, Tiina Rinne, Simon Bell

Assessing city-wide and local health and well-being benefits / Lewis R. Elliott, Mathew P. White, Cristina Vert, Wilma Zijlema, Peeter Vassiljev

A decision support tool for optimising blue space design and management for health / Arnt Diener, Marco Martuzzi, Francesco Palermo, Mancini Laura, Giovanni Coppini, Matthias F.W. Braubach

Part 3. Inspirational practice for planning and design

Reviewing the evidence for good planning and design / Himansu S. Mishra, Simon Bell, Jekaterina Balicka, Anna Wilczynńska

Urban river revitalisation / Friedrich Kuhlmann, Jekaterina Balicka, Anna Wilczyńska

Seafronts, beaches, lakesides and promenades / Simon Bell, Himansu S. Mishra, Anna Wilczyńska, Jekaterina Balicka

Urban wetlands and storm water management / Himansu S. Mishra, Simon Bell, Anna Wilczyńska, Jekaterina Balicka

Docklands, harbours and post-industrial sites / Simon Bell, Anna Wilczyńska, Jekaterina Balicka

Tactical urbanism, urban acupuncture and small-scale projects / Jekaterina Balicka, Joanna Tamar Storie, Friedrich Kuhlmann, Anna Wilczyńska, Simon Bell

Future outlook studies : the use of scenarios to create healthy blue cities / Judith Hin, Susanne Wuijts