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Creating great places : evidence-based urban design for health and wellbeing / Debra Flanders Cushing and Evonne Miller

By:

Cushing, Debra Flanders [author]

Contributor(s):

Miller, Evonne [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Routledge, 2020Description: viii, 203 pages : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780367257460

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

711.4

Contents:

Part 1. Six critical theories for contemporary urban design

Affordance theory : take your cue

Prospect-refuge theory : now you see me, now you don't

Personal space theory : keep your distance!

Sense of place theory : fostering connections

Biophilic design theory : the healing power of nature

Part 2. Applying design theory to global priorities

Salutogenic design : promoting healthy living

Child-friendly design : where young people thrive

Age-friendly and inclusive design : designing for everyone

Sustainable design : radically redesigning our built environment

Conclusion : creating great places through theory-storming

List(s) this item appears in: urban planning

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Book	Main Library Reference Section	Reference	R 711.4 C984c 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Room use only	52859QC

Includes bibliographical references and index.