CITY CASE STUDIES

Urban design and mental health city case studies examine how different cities around the world apply the key principles of urban design towards population mental health. They provide insight, spotlight innovation, identify opportunities for that city to improve population mental health, and offer lessons for other cities. They are conducted using the UD/MH city case study method.

Scroll down to learn how you can conduct a city case study.

Published urban design and mental health city case studies

Urban design and mental health city case studies currently under discussion or in progress

The following cities are underway. All other cities are available if you would like to do a case study. 

North America

USA
Atlanta, Georgia
Boston, Massachusetts
​Chicago, Illinois
Morristown, New Jersey
New Orleans, Louisiana
​New York City, New York
​Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

CANADA
Hamilton
Halifax
Vancouver

Europe

GERMANY
Berlin
Freiburg

PORTUGAL
Lisbon

SPAIN
​Barcelona

SWITZERLAND
Zurich
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UNITED KINGDOM
London: Southwark, Croydon, Tower Hamlets
Edinburgh

Asia

CHINA
Beijing

TAIWAN
Taipei

TURKEY
Istanbul

Oceania

AUSTRALIA
Melbourne

Central and South America

COLOMBIA
Bogota

Africa

None currently underway.

Middle East

None currently underway.

How to undertake an urban design and mental health city case study

Are you a student, academic or practitioner with an interest in undertaking a research/case study project to assess your city's approach to planning and design for mental health? We would be delighted for you to undertake a city case study. These will be published here, and considered for publication in the Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health. Feel free to collaborate and submit with co-authors.

  • If there is not yet a case study underway for your city, please review the methodology, then email us to register your plans.
  • If a case study is already underway for your city and you want to be involved, email us and we will pass your details to the researchers to see if there are any opportunities for you to participate.
  • If a case study has been completed for your city, but if you have something new to add, please consider writing a piece of our Sanity and Urbanity blog, or for the Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health. Email us to discuss.