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

If you would like to do a city case study for your city, scroll down.

North America

USA
Atlanta, Georgia
Boston, Massachusetts
Dallas, Texas
Detroit, Michigan
Las Vegas, Nevada
Morristown, New Jersey
​Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
San Francisco, California
​Washington, DC

CANADA
Hamilton
Montreal
Toronto
Vancouver

Europe

BELGIUM
Brussels

FRANCE
Paris

GERMANY
Berlin

POLAND
Wroclaw

PORTUGAL
Lisbon

UNITED KINGDOM
Brighton and Hove
London: Southwark, Croydon, Hackney

Asia

INDIA
Ahmedabad
Delhi

MALAYSIA
Georgetown

Middle East

EGYPT
Cairo

Oceania

AUSTRALIA
Adelaide
Perth
​Sydney

Central and South America

JAMAICA
Kingston

Africa

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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.